system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why Is It US ISP's and Telecomms companies seem to be able to dick their customers with impunity?

I live in the UK and although our ISP's and Telecomms providers arnt generally everyone's best friend it seems in the US they seem to able little of a damn as possible while raking in huge profits. I'm aware some of the problem is availability of options, caused by barriers to entry that no-one up top seems intent on removing.
gpt
Because they've managed to set themselves up so that there is little to no competition in most markets. Oh, sure, there are lots of ISPs and telecomms providers, but you might be surprised how little their areas of service overlap. Your providers are determined primarily by where you live, not by who you choose to business with.