[redwall_hp]

3) Municipal fiber-optic lines that ISPs can lease access to in order to provide service to customers. Boom, no more monopolies.

[runako]

Worth noting that this is illegal to some extent in ~19 states. The broadband oligopoly already thought of this, and has been working to pre-empt it for a while.

[igravious]

You'll be wanting WSPs (waste service providers) to lease access to sewage pipes next. Where will it all end?

[Spooky23]

The difference between the sewer and broadband is that the price of giving sewer district a monopoly is regulation as a public utility.

So if whomever runs your sewer decides that they will not accept solid waste anymore, there is a regulator who will prohibit that from happening.

In many states, the Public Service Commission or similar entity has lots of regulatory authority over cable television, landline and electric rates, but no authority over cellular or broadband. Shockingly, the utilities have invested nothing in the regulated markets for 20 years.

[lucian1900]

That would also be a great idea.

Leasing infrastructure works great in lots of cases.

[toomuchtodo]

So get on it. Find your local city/state reps, tell them you want this, and do it.

Places all over the US have already done so, but someone has to show there is local demand.