Likely there's an for-profit electric company covering the city or possibly a city-owned company. Most electric coops are in rural areas, so when they do FTTH it'll only run to their members over existing poles.
A huge barrier to getting FTTH is ROW negotiations and pole attachment costs. Coops don't have an issue adding fiber to their own poles but things get crazy quickly when they leave their footprint.
It sucks to be in a city with no FTTH options while coop members two miles away have gig for a reasonable price. Coop fiber is awesome and I wish everyone had access to it.
A huge barrier to getting FTTH is ROW negotiations and pole attachment costs. Coops don't have an issue adding fiber to their own poles but things get crazy quickly when they leave their footprint.
It sucks to be in a city with no FTTH options while coop members two miles away have gig for a reasonable price. Coop fiber is awesome and I wish everyone had access to it.