This is the brilliance of what Google is doing. They are making cities compete for Google Fiber. You compete by making it easier, faster, and cheaper to lay fiber.
It seems to be working. Seattle's new mayor recently talked about how the city needs to make it easier to build out internet infrastructure.
> Another possible solution includes granting internet companies access to utility poles at little or no charge, so that building more infrastructure is not cost prohibitive.
> We are considering [changing policies] which make it nearly impossible for internet providers to expand existing services without an unusually high super majority of support from neighbors.
It seems to be working. Seattle's new mayor recently talked about how the city needs to make it easier to build out internet infrastructure.
http://murray.seattle.gov/murray-seattle-must-be-a-national-...
> Another possible solution includes granting internet companies access to utility poles at little or no charge, so that building more infrastructure is not cost prohibitive.
> We are considering [changing policies] which make it nearly impossible for internet providers to expand existing services without an unusually high super majority of support from neighbors.