>> Isn't that what the new administration promises? Deregulation and ending net neutrality. As far as I know, this is the case. It would be similar to what ha

>> Isn't that what the new administration promises? Deregulation and ending net neutrality. As far as I know, this is the case. It would be similar to what happened in telecom when a lot of the regional Bell operators were deregulated in the early aughts. A ton of CLECS were created (competitive local exchange carriers) who then had the opportunity to lease copper from Qwest at cost, and then become re-sellers to their clients. What happened was predictable and would happen again if you did the same with Comcast and other cable/internet operators. You'd get a gold rush of companies looking to lease their networks, low-ball their clients and appear to be a much lower cost alternative. Customers will flock to them, and within 5-8 years, many will go under (poor management, losing margins on cost, etc) many will merge together and a few will ultimately survive if they're fiscally responsible enough. In the early 2000's there were something like two dozen CLECS here in Minnesota. Today, there's around 5.