&gt;Another solution would be to minimise state intervention (because &quot;free market&quot;), and thus let providers build their own last miles —and lease them if they want to. The result? A local monopoly at worst, and an oligopoly at best.<p>Is there actually any evidence of this? Here in the US, we often have on cable company providing cable internet, plus another company offering DSL (high speed land phone line) internet, several offering cell mobile internet (4G &amp; HSPA+), plus satellite internet (not great, but it&#x27;s there).