Comcast claims it’ll spend $50B because of net neutrality repeal and tax cut

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14 points·justboxing··7 comments

These claims are an important follow-on to claims made by the FCC that ISPs were holding back on investment because of net neutrality, therefore it had to be repealed.

So this is a way of publicly backing up the FCC, and heading off possible independent action by congress.

It's a kind of theater ... what if they never got it repealed? So they would never re-invest in their business?

I guess it makes sense if you read it as: we have this money that now we can spend on schemes that violate net neutrality and shake down businesses that cross our path!

So when are we getting the fiber at our doors, that is a decade late, and we've already paid out billions for?

After just the right amount of over paying and complaints.

Seems to fit:

http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/01/03/trump-and-the-batman-ef...

"When US companies do something that sounds good in the next few years, whether it’s hiring new people, or deciding to stay in the United States, or reporting high profits, some of them are going to credit President Trump. First, because it’s going to get them good press. “Ford decides not to build plant in Mexico” is tenth-page news. “Ford decides not to build plant in Mexico because of President Trump” is front-page news.

But second, because it’s going to make the President like them."

And then they'll raise prices yet again and continue to deliver horrible service, packages nobody wants, etc.

Sure, but they will also raise prices and charge for fast lanes to make up that spending and more.

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