Are Gigabit Speed Internet Service's Biggest Beneficiaries Lawyers?

Austin, TX is a hotbed of Internet activity, proving the theory that strong competition brings consumer benefits as we now have multiple providers for gigabit (1000Mb/s) internet service. But, the biggest beneficiary might not be carriers like AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable or even Google – it could be the lawyers. Promises of massive bandwidth and lightning-fast downloads may not come true for many because of the aging infrastructure and upstream bandwidth.