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@robertnorlyn @ablackcatstail @StillIRise1963
My (politically purple) town did provide high-speed (for its time) internet as a utility, for about 15 years. As a result, Comcast here had actual competition, and provided excellent service at good prices.

After much advertising (and lobbying) from Comcast et al., and with conservatives ascendant, the city council voted to sell the service to a local ISP... which, 4 or 5 years later, was purchased by Century Link.