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Deegs posted...

So you end up with a market disruptor like Google to come in and change the game. I get what you're saying, AT&T and Spectrum COULD have done this sooner on their own but they had no reason to until Google showed up. That isn't inherently illegal though. Being an archaic, lazy business isn't illegal UNLESS both companies are directly coordinating and conspiring together to offer the same service at the same price so neither one has do put in any effort. Usually lazy, archaic businesses get slaughtered but following 2008 and too big to fail that isn't always the case. That's a government regulation problem though not a market problem. In any event, this isn't something that Net Neutrality solves.

They DID have a reason to, though. They would gain market share by improving their service. More market share = more revenue. They both blatantly chose not to. I never said it was inherently illegal, but they were most certainly coordinating to keep speeds low and prices high. I also never said this was a net neutrality issue. I was just responding to your claim:

Deegs posted...

if multiple ISPs in a region conspire to fix prices this would result in a lawsuit.

It wouldn't necessarily end in a lawsuit.