> For ISPs the problem is that companies tend to expand. Not cooperatives. Co-ops tend to focus on their region, and have neither a reason to push into other t

> For ISPs the problem is that companies tend to expand. Not cooperatives. Co-ops tend to focus on their region, and have neither a reason to push into other territories, nor usually the foothold to do so as easily as in their own region. "Farming out" your lines to outsiders then deciding that you don't want further construction efforts because 'the cables are already there' - effectively giving them a monopoly over your region - is what got us into this mess in the first place.