Music, books, movie rentals, mobile phones: these are just the most familiar consumer-facing examples. Anyone else have other examples?
Whether they're just the dumb pipes they should be or the vertically integrated content providers they dream of being - the fact is that they're the ones controlling the pipes. Nobody can force them to provide access for cheap.
So without government help the tech companies depend on AT&T and Co. Now if the FCC decided to open up some frequencies, then things could get really interesting. But I think for now the Telco lobbies still outgun the tech lobbies in Washington.
The only problem would be ensuring the clothes are clean and in good condition. You would probably have to have some automated way of cleaning the clothes if the system is to be efficient. Checking that the clothes are not torn up would be harder, but you can have the customers do that for you. They'll just send it back if there is a problem.
There is some sort of version for toys though. Just found http://mybusybucket.com/ Not sure if that's a dominant player. I don't have kids...
Unfortunately, the big players in India are all too cozy with the government for anything to change here soon.