Isn't the obvious objection in this case that the incentive structure at the moment is terrible? Hence the lack of competition in most markets? Without needing

Isn't the obvious objection in this case that the incentive structure at the moment is terrible? Hence the lack of competition in most markets? Without needing to endorse one philosophy or the other, I'd say the telecom system in the US is a failure (for ordinary customers, it's been a ringing success for the telcos), and municipal broadband is worth a try (being less terrible than Comcast & Co is a fairly low bar...).