So for those poles running down the street in front of your house, ISPs are already paying ~$20 per pole per year. Places like NYC probably also take a cut of the revenue on top. In some regions, this is the primary gatekeeper against competition!
It's really hard to argue that this is a subsidy - if anything it's the municipalities using the power of their natural monopoly.
https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/ad-hoc-commitee-surv...
So for those poles running down the street in front of your house, ISPs are already paying ~$20 per pole per year. Places like NYC probably also take a cut of the revenue on top. In some regions, this is the primary gatekeeper against competition!
It's really hard to argue that this is a subsidy - if anything it's the municipalities using the power of their natural monopoly.