They broke up the Bell Stystem in 1982 because it was monopoly. Cost to consumers went down the years following. Big national monopolies are a consumer cost
The Bell system is an inappropriate comparison. It was a monopoly; it was not what @toiletobserver@lemmy.world is talking about. Corporate monopolies were bad then, and are bad now, which is likely a factor in why New York is doing this.
Yes, but not a monopoly held by private interest who want to milk it for every penny. It would be public and as such much easier to control through democratic means.
They both should be
They broke up the Bell Stystem in 1982 because it was monopoly. Cost to consumers went down the years following. Big national monopolies are a consumer cost
The Bell system is an inappropriate comparison. It was a monopoly; it was not what @toiletobserver@lemmy.world is talking about. Corporate monopolies were bad then, and are bad now, which is likely a factor in why New York is doing this.
You nationalize any utility and it becomes a monopoly.
Your point? It is not a corporation, which is what Ma Bell was. Fans of “deregulation” seem to miss this key aspect.
WTF
Yes, but not a monopoly held by private interest who want to milk it for every penny. It would be public and as such much easier to control through democratic means.
My town’s municipal power is significantly less expensive than all the national grid/eversource towns surrounding it.