The issue isn't the internet backbones though. The issue is the "last mile" of delivery. The throttling that occurs between the end user and ISP usually occurs at this point and this is where there is the least amount of ROI for telecom operators. The biggest profiteers of unlimited bandwidth are big tech platforms. The biggest investors in getting that bandwidth to end users are ISPs. This is a big business battle of each of them wanting to retain as much profit as possible while making it the other person's problem to pay for it. Google tried running their own ISP and you know what they cited as the biggest hurdle to not doing so on a larger scale? Government regulations. All the permits required were eating tons of time and money. The argument that bigger government regulations are going to save us from big ISP isn't complete.