Monopoly power in the local broadband market leaves Cape Codders disconnected

Monopoly power in the local broadband market leaves Cape Codders disconnected

It was never more apparent that high-speed internet access is an essential public infrastructure than throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when much of our civic, economic, and personal lives shifted online.  But corporate control over broadband service leaves millions of Americans across the country paying way too much for poor connection and poor service. There is perhaps no more a glaringly obvious example of monopoly power on Cape Cod than the region’s internet service, which impacts the daily lives and pocketbooks of residents, as well as the operations and bottom lines of small businesses...

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