I've always argued that beating up the incumbents is a waste of time, in part because they ARE acting in the best interests of their stockholders--at least much of the time.

The disconnect is really within the community, where decades of not really paying attention to telecom issues (because of the public regulation of those monopolies) has led to a generation of elected leaders who don't fully understand the issues.

Hence, broadband is really an education problem, not a technology problem. A lot of people in communities need help understanding the issues.