Interesting observation.
The only Massachusetts towns with municipal cable have municipal power companies that do both.
The last new municipal power company founded in Massachusetts was founded in 1929 because big power has bought generations of politicians who have made it legally impossible for residents to found their own power company.
I am sure big cable is now in on this state scam.
Please note with the number of registered republicans in the state consistently fluctuating between 10 and 15 percent it has been generations of predominantly democrat politicians being owned by big power.