There are a lot of factors leading to the current lack of competition in most markets, but I'm not convinced that a monopoly is an entirely natural market condi

There are a lot of factors leading to the current lack of competition in most markets, but I'm not convinced that a monopoly is an entirely natural market condition in this instance. If it were, providers wouldn't demand franchise agreements before entering markets. https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/one-big-reason-we-lack-internet-competition-starting-an-isp-is-really-hard/ https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/one-big-reason-we-l... https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-fcc-cant-help-cities-trapped-by-predatory-internet-deals-with-big-telecom https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-fcc-cant-help... https://consumerist.com/2015/05/26/why-your-cable-company-doesnt-always-know-if-your-new-address-gets-service/ https://consumerist.com/2015/05/26/why-your-cable-company-do... Government regulation contributes much to the cost of investing in infrastructure and starting an ISP business in most areas. I think it would be interesting to see what would happen if that cost could be brought down.