We had a similar shitshow with the local incumbent in NZ, until LLU was passed in 2006, with a split of the monopoly operator into two separate retail + wholesa

We had a similar shitshow with the local incumbent in NZ, until LLU was passed in 2006, with a split of the monopoly operator into two separate retail + wholesale and network companies. Went from shitty 256kbps ADSL to 1gps FTTH, with 2gbps and 4gbps options on the horizon. The usual conservative suspects were complaining about interference with property rights, undermining investor confidence, unnecessary expenditure for the size of the nation, etc. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/telecom-ordered-to-open-up-lines/JTOY3ISDUMKJZX47ACAOJ2J55E/ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/telecom-ordered-to-open-... None of the doom and gloom predictions came to pass. And now, of course, everyone loves it, and our household monthly bandwidth used has gone from about 100-200GB to terabytes with all the streaming and Linux ISO downloading.