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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
What duty does a private business have to anyone? Their only criterion for investing in expanding their current infrastructure is profit.
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There is an onus on private enterprise in various respects, including legal and moral corporate responsibilities. E.g. A corporation cannot discriminate against somebody by refusing service on certain grounds. Private enterprise, in partnership with central and local government, has a duty to ensure that important services are available to people as widely as possible (e.g. rail and bus services, water, telephone, electricity, shops, bank branches) -- even in rural locations where it is not profitable.
I would emphasise that expanding cable services to Hunsdon should be profitable.