Oh, I agree and don't blame the cable companies for not wanting to lose money running wire to the farm. My point was only that today cell and satellite aren't real competition to wired broadband.
What is your local government doing? Have they granted a monopoly franchise to Comcast?
I don't know the history but I wouldn't be surprised if Cox was given a monopoly at one time.
The issue in many places is that the first movers who installed the cable infrastructure now have a de facto monopoly on broadband since the cost for new provider to install 'last mile' coverage is prohibitive.
I think this will change as broadband wireless services become more widely deployed, but for now many consumers have only one realistic choice.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if Cox was given a monopoly at one time.” That would explain why you are having such a hard time.
Governments create monopolies.