80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach.
Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
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dumbpotato@lemmy.cafe 10 months agoRight. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residents.
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 months ago
calidris@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
dumbpotato@lemmy.cafe 10 months ago
I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.