This is just one example of the missing reality in the tea party/libertarian philosophy. As others have pointed out, it comes down to whether you believe govern

This is just one example of the missing reality in the tea party/libertarian philosophy. As others have pointed out, it comes down to whether you believe government or corporations are better suited to ensure free speech. On the one hand you ostensibly have democratic voting power to ensure government does what you want (ensure free speech) and on the other you have your wallet to ensure corporations do what you want. The reality is that the wallet approach breaks down quickly in numerous scenarios. In this particular scenario, effective competition is nearly impossible due to the infrastructure costs associated with network connectivity. If you don't like the behavior of one of the half dozen providers, there is little incentive for any of the others to operate in a way that you do like. With little to no capability to "start your own" 4G provider, the half dozen corporations are under no pressure to ensure your free speech or provide access to free speech. There are numerous flaws with the power of voting, but none of them compare to the flaw in effective corporate monopolies via massive infrastructure costs.