There is ONE cable company another cable company can't come in because to do so and get through all the hurdles the lobbyists have in place they will operate at a lost for decades. So no Competitive Cable Company.
DSL is the phone company and their system sucks AND you can't get another phone company in for the same reason as above also DSL is not available for much of our area due to old phone lines.
And comparing Satellite and Wireless phone/internet to Cable Internet is like saying bicycles and cars are the same because they both have wheels. In our area entry level/basic cable internet is far superior to the best that wireless and Sat internet can provide.
There is no Competition because Big Communications has made it so To have competition you need multiple companies competing in the same market. DSL and Cable internet are not the same market. And Wireless and Sat internet aren't even close.
“There is no Competition because Big Communications has made it so”
The problem with your statement is that I have my choice of several cable companies, ATT Uverse, DSL, satellite and phone hotspot. If it were true, I wouldn’t have these options.