> There is active work and lots of money spent by large ISPs and telecoms to prevent deployment of additional networks You mean lobbying by telcos to make perm

> There is active work and lots of money spent by large ISPs and telecoms to prevent deployment of additional networks You mean lobbying by telcos to make permitting and other things expensive in municipalities and counties. > This is what happens when you let the state decide who is allowed to offer certain types of services Yes. Absolutely this.