Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoCable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer"discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1561arrow-down1imageCable company logic: "Our predatory anti-consumer practices are really pro-consumer"discuss.tchncs.deAlph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·9 months agoWhat costs to install equipment? Most homes are already wired for their services. The lines they roll out to new users are usually subsidized by taxes and running coax into a house is not that expensive.
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoDoesn’t stop them from charging.
What costs to install equipment? Most homes are already wired for their services. The lines they roll out to new users are usually subsidized by taxes and running coax into a house is not that expensive.
Doesn’t stop them from charging.