Comment Re:Sigh - what the heck ... (Score 3, Informative) 264
Got to love competition mandated by law.
In my area, 15 minutes from the closest city which has about 60.000 inhabitants, I have about 20 providers competing on fiber, cable and copper. You can also toss in a few 4g providers that sell broadband you can carry around.
I settled for fiber 100/100 with tv and phone for $100 a month. It's not the cheapest, but I'm hooked on the speed
They also provide ipv6 and "bridge mode routers" with a fixed ipv4 address for my own router and a
We used to have a public telephone company called Telenor, but after it became private it came with the catch that all competitors can buy capacity from them at cost + investment write-offs. It's been working wonders.