If you guys want to fuck up Comcast, head to the Twin Cities. We're one of their biggest markets, and there's a reason why we have a few fiber competitors here already making them sweat. One is CenturyLink. Another is a local ISP.
CenturyLink installed FTTH here a few days ago. When I called Comcast to cancel, it sounded like they intended to put up a fight until I mentioned the word "gigabit." Immediately took the wind out of the poor rep's sails.
Funny, CenturyLink launched Gigabit in Seattle - 50 miles north of me, yet had people door knocking to "tell me about it, since I've probably seen the trucks". So I looked online, just to see if it was stealth. Nope.
I called, because the database online sometimes sucks. Nope.
And then the rep was "but we do have 24mbps at your address", "No, thank you, I have 150mbps with Comcast", and the rep replied, "What do you really need that much for? I'm pretty sure you don't and are just overpaying."
I didn't even bother beyond "I work from home. I need it. Thanks. Bye."
To be honest, I'd prefer to see them go to other markets.
I'm actually with Comcast, and they've been a dream. I've not even had to threaten with USI or CenturyLink yet, and my service is always at advertised speeds and I've not had any downtime.
While it would almost definitely expand the fiber build-out around here, and that would be great, there are plenty of places with a single broadband provider. I also imagine Ting would have better chances in a sparser market.
Yes, I said it, local ISP.