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In the article they mention they run 100km+ of their own fiber. They don't mention which country they are in, but in most of the US, this would be very difficul
by ac29 9y ago
In the article they mention they run 100km+ of their own fiber. They don't mention which country they are in, but in most of the US, this would be very difficult and expensive. The upside to old dialup ISPs is the local telco had built and was maintaining your last mile physical infrastructure.
- apercu 9y agoVery true, but it's also easier today to rent space on some one else network in most municipalities, and to scale up without significant capital investment. On course, you're right in pointing out that it depends on where you are geographically.