It's not exact... There are no concurrence in Switzerland because there is only one Cable-provider (Cablecom). So, prices are really high compare to other countries, for example, France. Broadband cost 50-70 CHF per month (~45-60$).
There is some competition because of the ADSL wich is supported by many other provider(Swisscom or Sunrise). ADSL broadband is a bit more expensive than Cable.
In city, there is independant provider, managed by the city itself. This is the main advantage.
We have many similar example in Switzerland. Every important city is covered by a free wireless network. In many case, the provider is a non-profit organization.
The best example is the city of Lausanne, Olympic Capital. There are many Wi-Fi access point at each main squares. The provider is SIL service multimédia, a department of the Industrial Services (belonging to the city) which is clearly non-profit organization.
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It's not exact... There are no concurrence in Switzerland because there is only one Cable-provider (Cablecom). So, prices are really high compare to other countries, for example, France. Broadband cost 50-70 CHF per month (~45-60$).
There is some competition because of the ADSL wich is supported by many other provider(Swisscom or Sunrise). ADSL broadband is a bit more expensive than Cable.
In city, there is independant provider, managed by the city itself. This is the main advantage.
The best example is the city of Lausanne, Olympic Capital. There are many Wi-Fi access point at each main squares. The provider is SIL service multimédia, a department of the Industrial Services (belonging to the city) which is clearly non-profit organization.
So, there is definitely no revolution!
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I imagine he will have some problem with George Lucas' lawyer... I really think it's stupid to choose this name.