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

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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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[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Great idea. They've taken advantage of cheap publicily subsidized infrastructure for far too long while making obscene profits. This is a great idea, as long as the infrastructure itself and the operator/service provider is collectivized as well.

Can we collectivize big tech while we're at it?