| Mr Khan said: Suck it, ISPs. I can't wait to see if others will join AT&T's hissy fit and declare "no more infrastructure investment." |
Doubt they'd want to try that, because I'm pretty sure the American Gov't will yank their federally backed monopoly rights in a heartbeat and open the US to actual competition. That's not something they want to toy around with. Plus, allot of these monopoly contracts have infrastructure/coverage requirements built inside them, so should they stop investing, the US can cancel their contract/penalize them (not sure exactly what the punitive measures can be, but I know in Vermont they held Adelphia (now Comcast) accountable for failing to meet certain coverage timelines).
Edit: Of course, that depends on a bunch of things also. If the US Elects a Republican president, in 2016, I can imagine these rulings will be dismantled. On the other hand, there's plenty of Democrats who're most likely in bed w/ the ISP's also...so, who knows. I guess it kind of depends on the wording of the federal laws and ISP territories.
