> The only reason it hasn't is that the telecom companies have bought out the government. I don't think this is true really. There's been a really big shift in

> The only reason it hasn't is that the telecom companies have bought out the government. I don't think this is true really. There's been a really big shift in the last 50-ish years and at least in the US there seems to be a general consensus that projects of this nature are no longer the domain of the government. I mean the telecom thing is a factor sure but I don't think you'd see that level of investment in infrastructure for anything else at this point either.