I agree. I'd rather look to how deregulated electricity markets work. The last-mile infrastructure is owned by either a municipality or a regulated utility, bil

I agree. I'd rather look to how deregulated electricity markets work. The last-mile infrastructure is owned by either a municipality or a regulated utility, billed at fixed utility rates, and the generation/service portion is floated on the open market. ISPs aren't identical, but I don't see a strong reason a competitive ISP market couldn't follow the deregulated market that states like Texas use for electricity. Have the last-mile infrastructure owned by some boring regulated entity, and then let ISPs compete to provide connectivity over the pipe, like generators compete to provide electricity over the wires.