] If you really want the solution, it's that the US government
] should mandate that all PLANT be owned by the people. The
] services which run above layer 1 can be anybody. This is no
] different than how we manage other key infrastructure (roads,
] pipelines, spacecraft, etc). It would totally eliminate the
] grid lock we face with the RBOCs, re-energize competition and
] consumer choice, and you could have a FTTH network cross
] country in a few short years rather than waiting decades in
] playing cat and mouse. Alas, this will never happen.

I've said this before. Have a big colo facility that the fiber comes back to that anyone can lease access to.

RE: Fiber to the People