re: FCC Votes in Favor of Net Neutrality Rules, Broadband Service is Now a Utility

Lafayette and other cities were already building these. In many areas where they were blocked, states had begun to change laws to allow cities to do this.

This status change probably won't affect that much. The FCC will still have to determine that an area is a monopoly and needs competition. That will go to court. If they determine that it is a monopoly then someone else can come into that area. This is why most of us only have one or two providers for our various utilities.