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Originally Posted by cartman
For true coax cable, Kansas City still has a monopoly with Time Warner. AT&T and Google are setting up their own infrastructure, which is usually around $1,000 per household. That isn't a fast growth model. Most locations have franchise agreements that limit the offerings to a single company.
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I don't care how much they pay. I want options, plain and simple.
Google has laid out a basic plan on their blog for any communities interested in getting fiber in their area. The fantastic part is that they are creating infrastructure that allows other companies to run fiber in the same conduit should they choose to do so. They aren't just laying out infrastructure for their company. They're laying it out to allow competitors to quickly and cheaply enter the market using the same utility conduit.
Any location that limits it to a single company has the same ability to open it up.