I don't know anyone who has more than one or two land-line options.
I think the reason for that is businesses invested in infrastructure, and they expected to earn some profits for that. That was necessary to get the internet to where it is today.
Going forward, the question is how to continue increasing quality.
Buying out ISP's doesn't seem like the right solution to me. That's a worst-case scenario for the American public, when something needs to become totally government-owned, like banks or mortgage backers.
I think killing net neutrality would build more silos, enabling people to further insulate themselves from each other, which leads to more miscommunication, and would be detrimental.
We don't need to do that. We can make this issue known, and even if it passes, monitor its effects afterwards.
Sorry I just don't think there's an overnight solution for increasing ISP competition, unless you're willing to switch to mobile.
If you feel Comcast is somehow breaking their contracts, take them to court. That's how we address bad businesses.
Perhaps there's some argument for breaking some up -- I don't know. That doesn't seem to be on the table at the moment and I think it's better to stay focused on net neutrality for now.