if there is competition set up by any government entity it will have Federal Fingerprints all over it.
I am unable to refute that point however the setup in Bristol Virginia seems to be working
Please check out post 56 that pretty well describes my point about Bristol Virginia
There are circumstances that prevent competition. One is that cable providers don’t want to compete head to head and string their wires and boxes on the same poles as their competitors. Cities generally allow only one cable provider
The same was true of telephone service. only one provider was permitted. That has been disrupted by cell phones that do not require the infrastructure of wired phones.
What is needed is high speed wireless internet for the masses