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Why Is Connectivity So Cheap In Stockholm?

Posted by timothy on from the umlauts-defy-gravity dept.

lpress writes "Symmetric, 100 Mbps service in Stockholm, costs $11/month. Conditions in every city are different, but part of the explanation for the low cost is that the city owns a municipal fiber network reaching every block. They lease network access to anyone who would like to offer service. The ISPs, including incumbent telephone and cable companies, compete on an equal footing."

2 of 443 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Some crazy conspiracy? by Mindjiver · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Please explain what socialism has to due to the enormous growth in broadband in Sweden after the de-regulation of the telecom industry?

    Also, this is a private company providing the service.

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  2. Re:Uhhh, yeah... by Darby · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    I admit that "6 times as long" was an exaggeration to make the point.

    Yet instead of making a point all you accomplished was destroying your credibility.

    I hope you learned a lesson from that.