[Kitanis]

In my area.. Comcast is a monopoly. they control the cable access here.. Verizon is trying to get into the game in Portland, OR. but it will not cover the whole area.. like where I live.

Comcasts arguement about customer bandwidth narrowing is hallow. For the ammounts that Comcast charges.. they can easily upgrade their infranstructure in all markets easily.. but refuse to do it in the name of profits.

[ThePythonicCow]

refuse to do it in the name of profits

I think it's a mind set issue. Comcast has the mind set of broadcast television, not of an internet service provider. So they look at data sharing as a bonus opportunity to earn some extra money and to bundle services and to keep out real ISP competitors, rather than as a major market opportunity worthy of long term infrastructure investment.