You have any evidence that that's the case? Everyone I know with access to municipal fiber loves it vs their private alternatives. The competency of Comcast's

You have any evidence that that's the case? Everyone I know with access to municipal fiber loves it vs their private alternatives. The competency of Comcast's network engineering department is irrelevant, they aren't in charge. They can only do what corporate is willing to fund, and corporate is happy to let its captive markets' infrastructure rot. It boosts their stock price to do so. If a municipality tried that, there could at least be consequences via the local government. Perhaps the ideal is what we already do for every other utility, heavy regulation but managed by private entities. Of course, every time we try that the telecom lobbyists pout, make apocalyptic ads and throw money at congress critters until it stops. So municipal fiber is the workaround we have. If our choice is between two bad options, I'll take the option where I at least have a vote/can run for office and potentially change something vs the option where I'm just screwed.