Here’s a good place to start what’s probably going to happen to any muni dumb and/or corrupt enough to attempt it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_Telecom
I’ll throw Moore’s Law in for consideration for evolving technology, and how businesses can spread the costs of upgrading across a much larger base than the mostly captured enclave (including Section 8...) of a small city.
OK - I get your point but this is an extreme example. The internet is a pipeline. I’m tired of being ripped off by Verizon - who buy the way makes a ton of money for an inferior product delivered at a ridiculous price. In short - they act just like the government.