What made Free, and the other competitors, possible was the French FTC forcing France Telecom to open to the competition at a fair price. Once real cometition c

What made Free, and the other competitors, possible was the French FTC forcing France Telecom to open to the competition at a fair price. Once real cometition could happened, prices went down fast while speed went up. There is no nation monopoly in the US, but many local monopolies. I used to leave in an apartment complex were the only choice for broadband was Comcast (we could not get DSL). Even in the silicon valley, we have very few options for broadband.