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[โ€“] BrightCandle@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I wish this was just in the USA but numerous countries in the EU handed out billions upon billions to private companies to roll out VDSL and then fibre connections (GPON) and the public owns none of what has been made despite paying for it all and the bonuses on top. Now the higher speeds are grossly more expensive than the old DSL lines used to be and they are turning those all off and getting to pocket the increased prices.

corporatism is a plague all over the world.