In response to the FCC's new video franchise rules (currently under appeal), several towns in Colorado have banded together to pass an ordinance that demands Qwest divulge exactly where they won't be offering TV and broadband services. Qwest is greatly annoyed (see Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News) and calls the move a "cable monopoly protection ordinance," though nothing currently prevents Qwest from competing.

AT&T, Qwest and Verizon have all been working very hard to abolish the local video franchise system because they want to eliminate build-out requirements for telcoTV (though they insist it's to bring competition and lower prices to all consumers). The phone companies (and some cable providers) are also working very hard to avoid more accurate broadband penetration reporting, which would illuminate deployment shortcomings.