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In France, a company called free.fr disrupted the ISP world and everyone had to reinvent themselves to follow. Now they have amazing speeds for super low prices compared to the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_(ISP)
They didn't disrupt anything.
They exported labor and exploited people from poorer countries more and faster than the historical ISPs which still had a strong local grounding and historic background as state agencies.
They were also the first ISP providing a service by using the ground networks of the other providers, so they built nothing.
And of course, after getting a lot marketshare with low prices, they have been riqing them again for the past 10 years.
The story of the modern age.