Originally Posted by
bchandler02
Nothing is going to change as long as cities keep supporting a monopoly. As soon as your city allows a 2nd/3rd competitor to come in, things will change fast.
Luckily, OEC is expanding fast in my area and Cox will start feeling the squeeze and be forced to change, or go away.
Many cities have at least two ISPs but if they're anything like where I live, only one (likely the cable one) is anything close to reasonable speed-wise. Plus, many states make it difficult to impossible for local communities to start their own ISPs, which doesn't help.