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		ffgjgf1 on Sept 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Airlines make more money from mileage programs tha... > there isn't a lot of competition between carriers there and they were just sticking the roaming fees in their pockets before, Yes. Now they can’t do that so prices are lower. The regulations didn’t really make the markets more competitive though. They just capped prices.

AnthonyMouse on Sept 25, 2023 [–]

> The regulations didn’t really make the markets more competitive though. They just capped prices.

Which is why the regulations are still causing prices to be higher than they ought to be.

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