> For example, there are no "exclusivity agreements"--those have been illegal under federal law since 1994. As you know, there's a big difference between "this

> For example, there are no "exclusivity agreements"--those have been illegal under federal law since 1994. As you know, there's a big difference between "this is illegal" and "this doesn't happen, because the laws prohibiting it are enforced effectively". Unfortunately, exclusivity agreements do not belong to the latter category. The New York Times, for example, has provided fairly extensive coverage over the last five years of how exclusivity agreements (despite being illegal in New York) have eliminated the possibility of choice in broadband ISPs for many New Yorkers, despite the fact that they may live in buildings that are otherwise already wired for alternative ISPs.