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FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Aww ... poor little ISPs.

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[–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

One of those weird, rare situations where Google seems to do something right. They said the cost was $100, and every month I pay $100. I'm assuming fees are built into that, but my bill never deviates from the price I was told, which is really all I care about.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Google is an ISP now?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Google has run a fiber ISP for a little over 10 years now. It was one of the first U.S. ISPs to offer gigabit speeds to residential customers, and has provided steady competitive pressure to other providers to provide faster speeds in those markets, as well.

    Google also operates a mobile service called Google Fi as an MVNO. They handle the billing, but lease the capacity the way other MVNOs do.

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