“WHY does Comcast have a monopoly in parts of D.C.”

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“Dear PoPville,

WHY does Comcast have a monopoly in parts of D.C. and what do we need to do to get more options? I recently moved from NE where we could pick from Comcast or Verizon Fios to NW where the ONLY option is Comcast. They are miserable. RCN isn’t even available. Any idea on how to figure out how long the territory agreement with Comcast and DC is for and who exactly benefits from this monopoly?”