Ohio separates distribution from supply. You can’t select the distributor who connects your home to the gas mains, but you can choose from dozens of suppliers who put gas into those mains.
Same in the EU. Or at least I think so, it’s the case over here and it’s EU-wide for electricity providers. Water, sewage and garbage disposal are municipal responsibility though there’s no network/provider separation there.
What’s actually missing is a municipal-level telecom monopoly – again, with separate providers. The last-mile network is just as much a natural monopoly for telecom as it is for other wires or pipes.
Ohio separates distribution from supply. You can’t select the distributor who connects your home to the gas mains, but you can choose from dozens of suppliers who put gas into those mains.
We do the same with electricity.
Same in the EU. Or at least I think so, it’s the case over here and it’s EU-wide for electricity providers. Water, sewage and garbage disposal are municipal responsibility though there’s no network/provider separation there.
What’s actually missing is a municipal-level telecom monopoly – again, with separate providers. The last-mile network is just as much a natural monopoly for telecom as it is for other wires or pipes.
In Australia, you can’t choose the suppliers. All the gas comes from the same place.
You can, however, choose the billing company. And it’s the same story for electricity.
https://youtu.be/ELaBzj7cn14