[pnathan]

> . Unless the telcos are forced to do it, it has zero odds of happening.

I think you are assuming the telcos will do it. Why not individuals? Why not small companies? Back in the 90s there were a ton of small ISPs?

It doesn't all have to be ComcastWarnerGoogleMegacorp...

[ddebernardy]

Would be nice, but I think you're underestimating the costs here. Pulling dark fiber to a location and lightening it up is expensive but it's nowhere near the cost related to connecting it to every home around the venue. If memory serves, 80% of a telco network's costs were the last mile ~15 years ago, and I can't imagine the economics have changed that much.

[pnathan]

That makes me think that a proper Wifi setup might be a better way to go. The term 'mesh network' comes to mind, but that tends to connote "utopic ideas" in my head...