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Some government regulation is appropriate in a monopoly situation.

IF you were having an issue today, yes...I agree, but your whole idea is based on the same thought-process as liberals: every business is bad and they are ALL going to screw you, if given a chance; so let's get the Government involved to ensure the BUSINESS doesn't screw you...what we always fail to remember is that the largest, most corrupt, money laundering entity in America is the United States GOVERNMENT!

Sorry, but I don't want, nor need anymore Government intrusion into my life! I will bet you do have more options than Cox. Do you have a cellphone provider? Have you ever heard of HughesNet? There are multiple providers available to 85+% of ALL Americans! If Americans actually started cutting from the local "monopolies" and using some of those various options the prices would become more competitive. A good example: in northeastern Mississippi, for years, the only provider was local cable and they had very limited coverage. HughesNet became the #1 provider in the area. Then the cable company started widening it's footprint to compete. Then another satellite provider got a foot-hold, now HughesNet has dropped their prices and removed their hard-data limits and reduced their overage rates. But everyone in northeastern Mississippi hated that local cable company because they had a "monopoly" on the area - now that cable company is back to being the #1 provider in the area.

Most Americans think too small and think that they MUST use the local cable or the local phone or whatever. Most of the time this is not true, and, no offense, but I don't want people's shortsightedness yoking me with another Government intrusion!

IF you were having an issue today, yes...I agree, but your whole idea is based on the same thought-process as liberals: every business is bad and they are ALL going to screw you, if given a chance;

Trust me, the issues are queuing up. Why do you think the ISPs are so excited to get rid of NN?

Comcast hints at plan for paid fast lanes after net neutrality repeal

Do you have a cellphone provider? Have you ever heard of HughesNet?

Yes and yes. On our family farm that's all that's available and if there's any appreciable streaming of Youtube or other videos the cost can be $600/mo or more (vs. unlimited usage for $50 on my Cox connection).

A slow, ridiculously expensive alternative isn't competition. Cell and satellite broadband services exist only because there are places where hard-wired broadband options aren't available.