The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't
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- Switzerland offers 25 Gbit symmetrical dedicated residential internet through a shared, neutral fiber infrastructure.
- The U.S. has monopolistic providers with shared connections, leading to limited choices, higher prices, and slower speeds.
- Germany's overbuild model wastes resources on redundant infrastructure despite heavy regulation.
- Natural monopolies in utilities like internet infrastructure require shared assets to enable competition.
- Switzerland mandates four-fiber point-to-point architecture and open access, enforced by regulators.
- American incumbents use territorial monopolies and shared technology, stifling innovation and competition.
- Swiss competition authorities fined Swisscom for deviating from open-access standards, preserving competition.
- Effective regulation focuses on infrastructure sharing and neutral standards to foster real market competition.