> Taxpayers building modern ISP infrastructure is a myth. The deregulatory 1996 Telecom Act included provisions for a particular level of broadband penetration

> Taxpayers building modern ISP infrastructure is a myth. The deregulatory 1996 Telecom Act included provisions for a particular level of broadband penetration and performance. Those provisions were not met. Instead, now we have an FCC trying to reclassify broadband to 10 Mbps. Look at the distribution of throughput speeds in the green image posted here [1]. ISPs haven't fulfill their end of the deal with regards to speeds, and the country is mostly covered by regional broadband monopolies. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/5/15191048/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-comcast-verizon-home-internet https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/5/15191048/fcc-chairman-ajit...