The percentage of electronics at the end of their lives which were recycled.
The EPA found that the percentage remained consistent from 1999-2005. Even as recycling rates went up, the amount of electronics reaching end of life outpaced the increase, leaving the figure static. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Of course that's what Verizon wants :D
This would basically open the cable and fiber networks up to the kind of competition that came into telephone a while back (well, in a few areas, then disappeared when all the phone companies merged into either Verizon or Southwestern Bell).
It would probably be more like deregulated electric though.
Fiber run to neighborhoods would be open to all comers. It would be very interesting. You buy your channels from whoever you want (maybe a company that donates 1% of revenues to charity or something).