Switzerland's 25 Gbit fiber isn't the free market winning — it's a regulator forcing four fibers to every home (stefan.schueller.net)
The post's argument: cheap symmetric 25 Gbit isn't a free-market miracle but the result of treating last-mile fiber as a regulated natural monopoly — four strands per home, point-to-point, any ISP gets equal physical access, and you switch providers with a phone call.
The thread doesn't let the framing stand. Speedtest's index shows Swiss average speeds roughly matching the US; the States already sells 25–50 Gbit in places; and the real variable, one commenter argues, isn't speed or density but who controls the last mile.
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