National and state laws prevent cable operators from getting exclusive contracts. See 1996 Telecommunications Act. They are a de facto monopoly because of the cost of building the system.
Repeat after me: They do not get their monopoly powers from the government. They get it from being in a sector which is a natural monopoly.
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National and state laws prevent cable operators from getting exclusive contracts. See 1996 Telecommunications Act. They are a de facto monopoly because of the cost of building the system. Repeat after me: They do not get their monopoly powers from the government. They get it from being in a sector which is a natural monopoly.