> I personally think its rather unfair to ask a for-profit company to compete against a tax funded service. Those for-profit companies have been granted extrem

> I personally think its rather unfair to ask a for-profit company to compete against a tax funded service. Those for-profit companies have been granted extremely valuable rights-of-way by the municipal governments without needing to negotiate individually with each and every landowner whose property they cross with their lines. Their networks wouldn't be nearly as valuable if they had to negotiate and potentially (gasp!) share revenue with landowners.