Summary: homeowner buys house, both Comcast and CenturyLink claim they can provide broadband. But neither can. E.g. he's 2500 feet away from Comcast. First they

Summary: homeowner buys house, both Comcast and CenturyLink claim they can provide broadband. But neither can. E.g. he's 2500 feet away from Comcast. First they quoted him $20/ft to connect him, and then outright refused to. Interesting observation at end of article: it’s in the best interest of Comcast, CenturyLink and others to assume an address is serviceable just because it falls within a certain ZIP code or municipal boundary — because it gives the illusion that they are providing service to more customers. So when the oligopolists are claiming that only 4% of Americans lack access to non-mobile broadband, perhaps they are stretching the truth.