> There's something pro-government folk seem to insist on ignoring: ROI. Companies can't roll out new massive infrastructures and throw away investment from the

> There's something pro-government folk seem to insist on ignoring: ROI. Companies can't roll out new massive infrastructures and throw away investment from the prior generation. It's interesting then when some actual competition comes along speeds increase and prices lower. Look at what happened with Google Fiber in KC. This is an often repeated point that has been proved wrong time and time again. Sure, there is some truth to it on a basic level, upgrading services cost money. In reality the companies have the regulatory bodies under control, the politicians under control, and they don't have to innovate or invest to make insane amounts of money. Why not just improve services in cities where the population is very dense? Why not in places like New England where there are many cities close together? Why if I call to cancel my service my prices can be cut in half? They have the money, there is just zero competition so they don't care.