At least your monopoly responds to threats by providing the service they monopolize.
In the US, step 4 becomes "pass a law banning muni efforts and lie about existing coverage", and local communities keep the same crappy, expensive service.
In the US, step 4 becomes "pass a law banning muni efforts and lie about existing coverage", and local communities keep the same crappy, expensive service.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26803426
(The better but not perfect 1336) https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1336&Initiativ...
(The grand standing and barely a bone to the consumer 5383) https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5383&Year=2021...
True but the grass isn't really greener, Germany lags behind the US in average broadband speeds, mean and median for both directions.