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Dash87

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21. Fiber optic cables aren't widespread except for cities.

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 09:42 AM

Oct 2013

They're a rarity in the US at this point, and the telecom companies have no plans to change that. A majority of Americans still think that their Internet is "fast," mostly because the cable company tells them it's fast.

Fiber optics hasn't caught on in the US, and there's no incentive for it to catch on. Prepare for many more years of an inferior infrastructure, and certainly not fiber optic cables (unless if you're lucky enough to be the exception).

Compared to the rest of the world, Comcast's "fast" Internet is laughably slow.

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Why is broadband more expensive in the US ? [View all] dipsydoodle Oct 2013 OP

Because we're sheople when it comes to communications. marble falls Oct 2013 #1

Because the corporations that write the laws made it so. marmar Oct 2013 #2

Yep ,,,,same reason drugs Cryptoad Oct 2013 #31

we have monopolies... spanone Oct 2013 #3

No we don't..... brooklynite Oct 2013 #5

political monopolies reddread Oct 2013 #7

oh yes we do... spanone Oct 2013 #8

good point, local search here steve2470 Oct 2013 #9

If by dozens, you mean two. progressoid Oct 2013 #28

Uh, no. jeff47 Oct 2013 #43

In Arkansas, at least, if you don't have a landline Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #49

You need to differentiate wired and wireless ehrnst Oct 2013 #12

Yep, developing countries never went through a wired phase sammytko Oct 2013 #23

Answered three years ago, hasn't really changed... JHB Oct 2013 #4

"the phone company, which uses older telephone lines" BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #15

they will replace aged infrastructure cabling with wireless reddread Oct 2013 #16

Fiber optic cables aren't widespread except for cities. Dash87 Oct 2013 #21

?????? Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #46

80.7% of the U.S. population lives in cities (and metro areas) BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #50

Interesting. Does Comcast also update the connection to houses? Dash87 Oct 2013 #55

FiOS isn't widely available even today. AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #42

I live in a hi-rise and literally just got a notice on my door today BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #53

+1 jsr Oct 2013 #22

Because private companies are allowed to make their own rules. Mass Oct 2013 #6

How is Magic Jack working these days? DebJ Oct 2013 #26

It works well for us. I use it to call both the States and Europe, and we have no problems and it Mass Oct 2013 #27

thanks DebJ Oct 2013 #29

I've run into problems when calling another VoIP service. jeff47 Oct 2013 #44

I use Basic Talk xmas74 Oct 2013 #51

I wish we the people could come up with a way to get free, or minimal-cost xfundy Oct 2013 #10

Would the employees paychecks decrease also? sammytko Oct 2013 #24

That great republican theme "PRIVATIZATION" liberal N proud Oct 2013 #11

Part and parcel of Saint Ronnie's divestiture to escape the socialist dangers of universal access. freshwest Oct 2013 #17

++++++ fadedrose Oct 2013 #19

All of the above. seabeckind Oct 2013 #13

Addendum seabeckind Oct 2013 #14

+1 Egalitarian Thug Oct 2013 #45

The free market ain't free OLDMDDEM Oct 2013 #18

It's also much slower. Dash87 Oct 2013 #20

Tell me about it spinbaby Oct 2013 #30

this past week were some interesting hearings carried on cspan dembotoz Oct 2013 #25

Why is medical care so expensive compared to peer nations? davekriss Oct 2013 #32

Related Sam Sam Seder Majority Report podcast from February... JHB Oct 2013 #33

While I would love for my broadband Internet to be less expensive, NCTraveler Oct 2013 #34

3g and 4g access also JCMach1 Oct 2013 #35

Because we're more free. beerandjesus Oct 2013 #36

Because it's not government subsidized and our taxes are lower... bobclark86 Oct 2013 #37

Density? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #38

Corruption. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #39

Because "Maximizing Shareholder Value", that's why. nt lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #40

Similar thing for outside urban areas. mwooldri Oct 2013 #41

Because . . . Freedom! Lex Oct 2013 #47

Because the lawyers and the lobbyists working for ... lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #48

Who do you think pays the salary of the M$M kings and queens? Rex Oct 2013 #52

Because we are a Corporate welfare state. nt adirondacker Oct 2013 #54