> But who owns the infrastructure? Would the government own it? The conduit would presumably be owned and managed by the government. The fiber in it by the peo

> But who owns the infrastructure? Would the government own it? The conduit would presumably be owned and managed by the government. The fiber in it by the people who pulled it presumably the provider. But here is the thing. Conduit size is not infinite. If not large enough it could get filled. I can even see a case where a particular company may put in extra fiber just to prevent someone else from doing so (and then either not using or renting that fiber). The government is not particularly good at preventing this type of gaming and manipulation.