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They are over-charging us for Internet. Comcast's margins on Internet alone are 90%[1].

[1] My brother-in-law works there. He also confirmed that they actually have the capacity to deliver several hundred megabit to most households. They just don't because they can get away with delivering 50 megabit for $70/month since their competitors are the telco's which have significantly more regulation than Comcast.



Good examples are Google Fiber cities. Once Google announced the _intention_ to come to our city, Time Warner promised to increase our speeds 5-10 times w/o price change within a few months.




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