> There are states where they were successful in getting laws passed preventing "wasteful government spending on broadband networks" The devil is in the detail

> There are states where they were successful in getting laws passed preventing "wasteful government spending on broadband networks" The devil is in the details but arguing that municipalities shouldn't compete with private businesses is not the same thing as arguing that private businesses shouldn't have other private competitors. I have no doubt that telcos lobby heavily to restrict competition. Last mile infrastructure regulation is complicated but I'm more in favor of a level playing field (i.e. regulation) for access to poles/conduits/rights-of-way than having municipalities operate their own broadband architecture or even worse operate and then protect themselves from competition by other providers.