Keisei Ayamin Takashi Jiang
I wrote in a separate column of the Asahi Shimbun Digital last year that the internet bill to be contracted at home in New York was too expensive. I applied for a plan called "99,99 dollars a month for cable TV and phone together", but the bill that I received after a while was over 160 dollars a month. There were 17 additional charges that were not explained in advance. The next year, I thought about the US competition policy based on the “private” that the monthly fee exceeded $ 200.
There will be a talk later on this story. This year, the price has risen to $ 265 per month. About 29,000 yen in Japanese yen. This tyranny is due to the fact that there is only one internet connection company to my building. I have nothing to do.
Recently, however, competitors have appeared. “If you only have the internet, it costs $ 50 a month. A startup company was calling out to join the party on the first floor of the building, distributing cookies. Changed immediately. The total amount of TV services via the Internet can now be about $ 80 per month.
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