That&#x27;s an interesting line of argument, but Google <i>IS</i> investing in the field and <i>IS</i> being tripped up by regulatory, rather than technical or capital hurdles.<p>Just because the cable cos piss away the money at various layers of the organization does not mean that they&#x27;re providing service at a reasonable rate.<p>Whether it goes to CEO salaries, midlevel salaries, overstaffing and organizational fiefdoms, or to lawyers suing competitors..  at the end of the day they charge a huge amount of money to deliver lousy service.  Saying &quot;Hey, we&#x27;re so incompetent that we&#x27;re not even that profitable!&quot; at the end does not make me more sympathetic.