This proposal can only increase the cost and/or reduce competition for the majority of the country as it will never be cost effective for multiple carriers to all build their own physical links in low density areas.
That is true.
But what's to stop the competitors forming a single joint-venture company that they each are part owners of and contribute to, and have that JV build out and own the physical network?
Other industries do this, e.g. the banks with SWIFT.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
