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ISPs say US should force Big Tech firms to pay for broadband construction (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@vlemmy.net to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://vlemmy.net/post/152995

Alternative published title: AT&T/Verizon lobby group pushes for payments from Big Tech

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[–] KrombopulosMikl@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t understand. It’s not like Big Tech or anyone using their services is just hopping on the internet for free, right? Just like any other business, you use your profits to expand. Or is there something I’m missing?

[–] SkepticElliptic@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Nope, they're literally bitching because their customers are actually using the service they pay the isp for.

[–] RandoCalrandian@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

wait... you expected them to "provide" something to the people who give them money?

These are ISP's, they don't do that here. (Re: the $400 billion they already got to build the infrastructure, that they didn't build and took anyway)