The terms of the debate over U.S. broadband policy have shifted dramatically over the last decade. Residents in almost all areas of the United States now are able to subscribe to some form of high speed (“broadband”) internet service, though at widely varying prices and service qualities....

Debate over U.S. broadband policy has largely shifted away from mere availability, toward the degree of competition among service providers, and effects on price and quality, in distinct regional markets. By far the largest sustained effort to increase broadband provision in the United States...