Not sure about what the parent poster's town was sued for but a quick Google shows this: http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/07/telco-wont-install-fiber-

Not sure about what the parent poster's town was sued for but a quick Google shows this: http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/07/telco-wont-install-fiber-sues-to-keep-city-from-doing-it/ http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/07/telco-wont-inst... that resulted in http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/10/want-50mbps-internet-in-your-town-threaten-to-roll-out-your-own/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/10/want-50mbps-inter...