[toast0]

Line sharing / unbundling / open access, whatever you want to call it is the way for this to work. Ideally, separate companies for last mile access and IP transit.

Drop the customer traffic off somewhere in the region, and let 3rd party ISPs pick it up from there.

[vel0city]

Its almost like modern ISPs are telecommunications providers instead of information services.

Nah, that can't be right.