i suspect it will be allowed to go-ahead, the government at all levels seems to like to support the telecommunication monopolies. Municipal and community internet alternatives, or competition, seem to be inhibited by regulation and bureaucracy. There is such a barrier of entry and regulation on cable provisioning that it's hard to see how anyone can compete, and if they do, it's got to be someone the size of Google who have their own agenda.

http://consumerist.com/2014/05/10/why-starting-a-competitor-...

http://www.wired.com/2013/07/we-need-to-stop-focusing-on-jus...