Many large apartment complexes and mobile home parks operate their own cable or make a deal with a local operator. Thus, even when there is only one cable company for the city at large, that cable is not available to the residents. The only service available is the special operator at rates that are significantly higher for less service.
kirillian is way too generous. Broadband, such as it is, is almost everywhere in the US a two player game, at most. In Denver we have two real choices. Cable and DSL. Cell Phone connections don't count unless you have an unlimited budget.
My daughter, who lives 4 miles from a paved road in the Ozarks, has only DSL, but pays only about half what we get charged.
Think about it: DSL in the remote woods.
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Many large apartment complexes and mobile home parks operate their own cable or make a deal with a local operator. Thus, even when there is only one cable company for the city at large, that cable is not available to the residents. The only service available is the special operator at rates that are significantly higher for less service.