These complaints can be levelled against private net companies as well, particularly in the USA it seems. > Come back to this comment and in 10 years. See what

These complaints can be levelled against private net companies as well, particularly in the USA it seems. > Come back to this comment and in 10 years. See what speed competitive markets are at and compare to municipal and non-competitive markets. The sleight of hand here is amazing - "See what speed competitive markets are at" - the US doesn't really have competitive markets, it has monopolistic markets, and they seem to be a prime cause of the very issues you're concerned about. The article you've replied to is talking about encouraging competitive markets by opening up locally-owned last-mile infrastructure to ISP competition.