somewhat agree.  In 2006, I the co-owner of a PCO (Private Cable Operator) [1].  We ran under the radar for many years using the same loop holes for &quot;right of way&quot; and &quot;inside wiring&quot; laws.  There are a couple little known facts or not so well understood laws which is why I slightly disagree with you and seems relevant to the article too.<p>1.  There is right of way in many subdivisions to which the likes of AT&amp;T can&#x27;t keep me out of.  It&#x27;s illegal and monopolistic.  One of my business partners was a home builder which was one of the angles but not the only one.<p>2.  When a cable company or telephone company runs cable from a pedastal to your residence, you legally own that cable run.  If it&#x27;s a single family home, it&#x27;s your property.  The same is nearly true if you live in a Condo or an apartment with the difference being the property own owns the cable from the pedestal to the building and you own what is called the &quot;inside wiring&quot; which is the point of entry of the apartment&#x2F;condo to your rented space.<p>And these two laws allowed us to compete for a long time against the bigger Cable companies, including going into locations where they were well established and kicking them out in the case of Apartment complexes and Condos.<p>Our typical modus operandi was to go into MDUs (Multi Dwelling Units) and offer the property owner revenue share contract in exchange for exclusive rights to the property; something the incumbents don&#x27;t do.  This only works with MDUs not municipalities.<p>There are a lot of PCOs (Private Cable Operators).  Maybe not enough to make a dent just yet, but I firmly believe this can continue.  Comcast has good lobby power with FCC.  They lobby for strict&#x2F;stupid laws that attempt to create barriers to entry to try and keep the smaller PCOs from doing what we did...<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.crainsdetroit.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;20081109&#x2F;SUB01&#x2F;811100333&#x2F;cable-provider-clicks-on-vc-cash-nex3-finds-niche" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.crainsdetroit.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;20081109&#x2F;SUB01&#x2F;81110033...</a>