Telecommunications companies are reluctant to roll out broadband unless there is a competitor in the area. This means large areas have no broadband coverage at all. It used to be the law that carriers had to sell bandwidth to competitors near cost to allow competition and thus provide broadband to more customers. The FCC changed this requirement and since then, broadband has stopped expanding.
The United States is 38th in the world in Broadband. Internet access is vital for starting small businesses, vital for working at home, and vital for education. It is not something we should be letting telecom companies use for profit-only. If they want a monopoly for an area, then provide 100% coverage for that area or share their systems, under federal law.