Really? The last place I lived had the option of Comcast or maybe Verizon DSL at 1.5Mbps. Verizon didn't know if they could provide service or not, thus the "maybe." And that was it. This was true when I moved out three years ago, and it's still true for the people living there today.

So, "You don't have to use Comcast"? Actually, some people do unless they're willing to give up broadband altogether.