Verizon Confirms That Yes, 5G Will Cost You Extra [telecom]

From the nothing's-shocking dept

By Karl Bode

By now we've established that while fifth-generation (5G) wireless will result in faster, more resilient networks, the technology has been over-hyped to an almost nauseating degree. Yes, faster, lower latency networks are a good thing, but 5G is not as paradigm-rattling as most wireless carriers and hardware vendors have led many in the press to believe. 5G is more of a useful evolution than a revolution, but it has become the equivalent of magic pixie dust in tech policy circles, wherein if you simply say "it will lead to faster deployment of 5G!" you'll immediately add gravitas to your otherwise underwhelming K Street policy pitch.

Throughout all of the hype, carriers have been really hesitant to discuss what's perhaps the most important question: how much will 5G cost? After all, next-generation connectivity is only going to help boost broadband competition if it's both ubiquitous and affordable, two things the US wireless industry has never really been known for. And now that the carrier lobbyists have effectively convinced the Pai FCC to neuter itself, that question has only become more important.

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Back in the 1950s, Bell and the independents were busy converting the remaining manual exchanges to dial. It was very expensive to do so. Typically, following a conversion the phone company would raise rates.

While a town generally welcomed the coming of dial, they most certainly did not welcome the rate increases. Some towns fought back, filing legal petitions to block the increase.

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