Cleveland has spent years being dubbed the “worst connected city in the U.S.” thanks to expensive, patchy, and slow broadband. Why Cleveland broadband sucks so badly isn’t really …

Tired Of Being Ripped Off By Monopolies, Cleveland Launches Ambitious Plan To Provide Citywide Dirt Cheap Broadband::Cleveland has spent years being dubbed the “worst connected city in the U.S.” thanks to expensive, patchy, and slow broadband. Why Cleveland broadband sucks so badly isn’t really a mystery: consolidated monopoly/duopoly power has resulted in a broken market where local giants like AT&T and Charter don’t have to compete on price, speeds, availability, customer…

  • superguyEnglish
    13·
    8 months ago

    To be fair, $65/month for gigabit fiber is pretty standard.

    It’s what we got here in Southern Illinois, although I don’t use it.

    • Amends1782@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Lol I’m paying $100 a month for 500mbps asymmetrical and I know others have it worse too