Re:Proof of monopolies... (Score 1)

I have to agree. Considering the prices on hardware to light fiber over any type of non-metro area distance, it's almost impossible for a small company to even attempt to take advantage of what's there to provide service to the more rural areas now that the venture capital money that laid all that fiber out there is gone. Then you would also have to add in the co-lo costs, and I've never known the phone companies to be very friendly about their pricing on that, especially since they're struggling to turn profit on their own broadband endeavors. It's a real shame, but at least it is there if the future ever gets rosy again. Does anyone know if there have been any MAN initiatives in the metro areas? From the article, it sounded like the fiber was there for that, and short range gig speed isn't that unreasonably priced on the hardware side. Not that it would help everyone, but then at least some of it would be well used...