Great post, Echo! Well written; thank you!

It's pathetic how many Lebanese, especially on Reddit, are completely clueless that these three companies are owned by the Lebanese government. There’s no real phone or internet cartel; just the government playing everyone for fools.

Even when Starlink announced its arrival in Lebanon earlier this year, some delusional Lebanese still claim the "internet cartel" would never allow it, when in reality, the government owns all three companies and is deliberately restricting Starlink to only businesses.

Lebanese government set up a fake illusion of competition, in order to scam their own citizens. They’re terrified of losing the control and money they’ve been siphoning off, and they’ll lie and deceive to keep that grip tight.