> in the years that broadband service has been subjected to relatively little regulation, investment and deployment have flourished Perhaps they are referring

> in the years that broadband service has been subjected to relatively little regulation, investment and deployment have flourished Perhaps they are referring to the majority of the years/graph between 1997 and 2008? Which if they were, would make that statement true. Even by saying that investment has increased overall between 1997 and 2013 would be true imho.