Internet Access
Landlords Risk Losing Grip on Tenants’ Internet Under Biden Plan
- Choice urged for 30% of Americans in apartments, condos
- Exclusive deals now lock tenants into one broadband provider
Residential apartment buildings in San Francisco.
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Upstart broadband provider Sonic had a tough time signing up apartment residents in San Francisco -- until the city passed a law making clear that tenants aren’t limited by exclusivity deals their landlords have struck with internet service providers.
“We were able to knock down those barriers” and run lines into more buildings, Sonic’s chief executive officer and co-founder, Dane Jasper, said in an interview.