> It's very possible that it's not possible to deploy fiber profitably. So, I have an honest question about this: why is fiber so much more expensive than copp

> It's very possible that it's not possible to deploy fiber profitably. So, I have an honest question about this: why is fiber so much more expensive than copper? Is it just that the boxes the ends are bigger and more expensive? I've always heard that digging up land and running wires is nasty, but if that's the case, how were phone lines ever profitable without costing $100 a month? > I think one great compromise is providing LTE coverage without tyrannical data caps. There is no reason to data cap traffic during non-peak periods. And you don't need to tether a phone, there are wifi routers that work on LTE. I think that I'd like to make a modification there - I can agree on capping _bandwidth_ during peak periods. _Total transfer quantity_ should never be capped ever. Unless a significant portion of the cost of an internet connection is caused by a difference in expenses running the hardware at 75% utilization instead of 50% utilization, which I kind of doubt is the case. I also don't know if we'd ever get it; the wireless providers love claiming that they're out of capacity and can't even support bigger pictures on imgur, much less people shoving Windows Update through their networks. That said, yes, an uncapped LTE modem with wifi router and some quality-of-service guarantees would be an excellent compromise.