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Even if that is a case for this specific user, that doesn't really resolve the underlying uses that is also affecting spaces that have a regional monopoly (e.g. me).

EDIT: I understand that's not your point. And I whole heartedly support people leaving and supporting municipal ISP.

i understand your perspective. i live in denver and xfinity and whatever comcast lets centurylink have are my choices. i was initially reacting to the sentence in the post that mentioned that xfinity was the only available option and that struck me as wrong. i did a bit of research before firing off a post and discovered that my thought was incorrect and based off of incomplete information, but i left it there in case anyone else was under the same impression as me.

Out where I am we don't have fiber yet :( We'll be switching ASAP when it's available.

i love fort collins so much and it gets even better the further north and/or west you get.

Yeah very few houses actually have been signed up so far. They're doing it on a street-by-street basis starting in the old town area.

I think the school has the fiber too.