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Always the same excuse that doesn't even hold up. * US population density: 35/km2 * Finland population density: 18/km2 It's not about the size of the coun
by distances 11y ago
Always the same excuse that doesn't even hold up.
* US population density: 35/km2
* Finland population density: 18/km2
It's not about the size of the country, it's because in Europe the infrastructure owners are required to let others in [1]. In US the operators are natural monopolies with very little incentives for competition.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operato...
- repsilat 11y agoFinland has a higher proportion of urban residents than the US. The US is also known for its huge number of small and mid-sized cities and population spread all over the country, whereas (proportionately) more of Finland is essentially empty.
- distances 11y agoThat may be true but doesn't really factor in to the discussion of coverage and competition: even if essentially empty, Finland is still covered. Coverage maps for the two biggest operators: * Sonera: http://www.sonera.fi/asiakastuki/verkkokartat/kuuluvuuskartta http://www.sonera.fi/asiakastuki/verkkokartat/kuuluvuuskartt... * Elisa: http://elisa.fi/kuuluvuus http://elisa.fi/kuuluvuus Notice how 4G already covers almost half of Finland, and 3G basically everything excluding larger swaths of forest.
- Raphmedia 11y agoI am from Canada. Our population density is 3.7/km2 and infrastructure owners are also required to let other in. The prices are still very high. The coverage is big and winter put a big load on the infrastructure.