Because TimeWarner and Cox are just as bad on customer service, and AT&T/Verizon are losing marketshare fast and may become obsolete. (DSL being behind the curve on bandwidth and fiber not available in 99% of areas)
At this point I'm starting to think the best shot we've got is if Tesla swoops in and saves the day with very-low-earth-orbit satellite internet service. Even that's not a guarantee because who knows how they'd operate as an ISP, maybe no better than what we've already got. Add onto that the fact that attempts at net neutrality are being rolled back and we may face the prospect of internet slow lanes, and the picture may be getting very bleak.
ATT is deploying FTTH in some areas where Google Fiber is at. I know here in Austin their 1Gbit fiber is available in quite a number of apartments (including mine). Verizon isn't really expanding FIOS anymore. But overall, ATT and Verizon are selling off their legacy DSL lines and are focusing on fixed "5G" being the next step in home broadband. And then of course both have their wireless subsidiaries where they are pushing people to so they can charge $$$ per GB.
At this point I'm starting to think the best shot we've got is if Tesla swoops in and saves the day with very-low-earth-orbit satellite internet service. Even that's not a guarantee because who knows how they'd operate as an ISP, maybe no better than what we've already got. Add onto that the fact that attempts at net neutrality are being rolled back and we may face the prospect of internet slow lanes, and the picture may be getting very bleak.