Yep, and that was a disgrace for everyone involved, and screwed the consumer. There's two pretty big indicators that we're doing it wrong. First, with few exceptions, USA pays among the most for internet data, at middling speed. Secondly, those providers are consistently ranked among the least liked by customers. Why this doesn't scream monopoly/oligopoly needing intervention is beyond me. I personally believe these companies are so disliked that even the biggest pro capitalists would not even care if it were nationalized.