there is a middle ground in between asking that the government run the internet, and allowing telecom behemoths to merge as they please and reduce consumer comp

there is a middle ground in between asking that the government run the internet, and allowing telecom behemoths to merge as they please and reduce consumer competition. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=largest+telecom+industry+acquisitions https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=largest+t... You can run a totally fine regional last mile ISP with 10, 15, or 50 FTE staff positions. Depending on your geographical scale. Or 500. You don't need to be a Comcast, Centurylink or Verizon sized monster. In fact some of the absolute best consumer-service quality 1GbE and 10GbE symmetric FTTH ISPs that I'm aware of are run by teams of less than 25 people in total. On a county sized scale.