Remember when Ma Bell was deregulated in order to ‘spur the free-hand of the market / innovation, etc?’ Welcome (again) to what supposedly the Telecommunication Industry was deregulated for: Monopolies.
As America continues to fall further behind in high-speed (home) broadband access, the enclosed report just adds insult to injury (aside from being woefully apparent for anyone paying attention for the past several years now).
(Source) LA Times: http://goo.gl/Qi1p1Z