Yes. He didn't like the terms of having to pay more and wait for service availability so he went with cable.

In case you didn't notice, the country you live in is quite large. What goes for one area may not be the deal in another. Where I sit right now (Stony Point, NY), there is a large amount of choice and competition for a high speed internet connection. It's not my fault for not taking into account the situation in Colorado Springs, CO (in the past, mind you) which is over 1700 miles away. The point is that the problem is not at the governmental level. Companies are free to compete against each other and if there is enough demand, they will.

DirecTV isn't launching 2 new satellites because the cable TV and telephone lobbyists are letting them.