CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoInternet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband pricesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1612arrow-down13 cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgbrainworms@lemm.eetechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAfricanExpansionistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·8 months agoMy unlimited data plan in Albania cost $11/month. In China, $15. Bandwidth is cheap
minus-squareGodnroc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·8 months agoAs unintuitive as it may seem, the price charged to customers has little to do with the costs of providing the service.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoGood thing Comcast tries to raise my price every time I move. Eventually they assume people will get tired of it and quit trying. Guess what, I got tired of calling them every year about it.
My unlimited data plan in Albania cost $11/month. In China, $15.
Bandwidth is cheap
As unintuitive as it may seem, the price charged to customers has little to do with the costs of providing the service.
Good thing Comcast tries to raise my price every time I move. Eventually they assume people will get tired of it and quit trying. Guess what, I got tired of calling them every year about it.