This isn't quite accurate. A bunch of municipalities would like to run their own broadband but are prevented from doing so by successful lobbying from the Cable

This isn't quite accurate. A bunch of municipalities would like to run their own broadband but are prevented from doing so by successful lobbying from the CableCo's which occurred at the state level[0,1,2,3]. So crony capitalism, sure, but it's not at the hyperlocal level. (In general, I perceive that many of our cities are run better than the states they are in.) 0. https://consumerist.com/2014/08/28/how-isps-compete-with-municipal-networks-lobbying-and-campaign-donations-that-block-them/ https://consumerist.com/2014/08/28/how-isps-compete-with-mun... 1. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/isp-lobby-has-already-won-limits-on-public-broadband-in-20-states/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/02/isp-lobby-has-al... 2. https://www.cio.com/article/2447188/more-cities-and-towns-want-their-own-wi-fi.html https://www.cio.com/article/2447188/more-cities-and-towns-wa... 3. https://www.govtech.com/network/Comcast-Time-Warner-Merger-Would-Hurt-Municipal-Broadband.html https://www.govtech.com/network/Comcast-Time-Warner-Merger-W...