ABSTRACT
One possible outcome, considering these factors, is a future in which there is only a limited degree of competition in the provision of residential Internet service, and the degree of actual consumer choice changes rapidly due to the changing nature of the Internet, as well as the investment decisions of the facilities operators. Over the next decade, choice in residential Internet access could become as much of an issue as choice in local telephone service is today. Research and innovation in alternative modes of residential Internet access might improve the future options for competition.
