Let's put it this way: here in Canada we've got competitors using cable lines the same way they would use existing DSL infrastructure. Cable companies still hav

Let's put it this way: here in Canada we've got competitors using cable lines the same way they would use existing DSL infrastructure. Cable companies still have the upper hand for 6-12 months by rolling out new modems with better encoding to provide faster speeds. While third-parties focus on cost, customer service, installation issues and eventually getting those faster modems. The big cable companies are happy -- they still make profits off the cable customers that aren't theirs and can raise the wholesale prices whenever they introduce new speeds. It's a win-win compromise. ;-) Now... This arrangement doesn't involve net neutrality for any provider, with the exception that even third-parties pay for their customer's line access and therefore get unfiltered access to it. What they do from there to connect you to the open internet, as a third party, is their business.