The government does need an incentive to do something. It may still be financial… it may also be political. However, corporations are not immune from either of

The government does need an incentive to do something. It may still be financial… it may also be political. However, corporations are not immune from either of those incentives either. It’s true that the consequences are different but it seems like different doesn’t necessarily mean worse. Giving information out to anyone that doesn’t absolutely need it seems the best policy here. I see no reason to specifically target the/a government. OTOH, broadband connectivity in the US is notoriously spotty and monopolized. Getting bandwidth data and visibility into this is the first step in potentially fixing the problem.