How about the first result for "Municipal Fiber Lawsuit"? http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/09/telco-to-town-were-suing-you-because-we-care/ http://arst

How about the first result for "Municipal Fiber Lawsuit"? http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/09/telco-to-town-were-suing-you-because-we-care/ http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2008/09/telco-to-town-w... There are plenty of other cases, but the OP is right. The telco incumbents will use any means necessary - propaganda ("it's anti-capitalist!"), bribes (aka, lobbying) and lawsuits - to keep extracting as much profit as possible from people while delivering the barest minimum service possible.