I live in one of the few Canadian cities who were progressive enough to install city-managed fiber in most areas zoned for high-rise buildings. Actual internet service is provided by ISPs, but they deliberately excluded the large telcos.
Similar to the author, I also get 1Gbps symmetric, no outages, no data caps and I pay only $32 (Canadian) a month. The telcos charge four times as much for the same service (but less reliable) in the residential areas not covered by the city network.