Some states have regulated so municipal ISPs can't start up or have no control. I haven't read an article saying Municipal ISPs are any worse than commercial an

Some states have regulated so municipal ISPs can't start up or have no control. I haven't read an article saying Municipal ISPs are any worse than commercial and often cheaper and less hostile too. Funny how that happens when the profit motivator is taken away. I'd argue that ISPs end up using infrastructure that is common (think tragedy of the commons) like a water pipe or power line and should be open or publicly owned/maintained. By exploiting exclusive ownership of a common resource, ISPs become rent seeking and suck cash from both customers and taxpayers. As long as they hold ownership of the lines, they can charge what they want or you have to pay a huge cost for a new fiber line or have no access. So seize the lines, just like water and power, and allow well regulated companies to facilitate the utility like many states do for power. Allow cities to push for municipal control and management (ex taking over line maintenance in exchange for providing services. Force it into a system where it pays for its own upgrades vs millions to execs and share holders, just like health insurance in many countries.