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It’s not more complicated; it’s simpler. If heavy gauge electrical wiring was run, and copper twisted pair was run, then fiber can also be run.

• rayiner 8y ago
  Of course it's more complicated. The relative cost of doing those things is much higher today (it's labor intensive and labor is a lot more expensive today), and the alternatives (wireless) are much cheaper than running wire.
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  • kevin_thibedeau 8y ago
    Which is why I laugh when the FiOS salesman tries to offer me a (temporary) "deal" for $50 when I get exemplary cable internet for $30 with no bullshit rate hikes. Nope, your modem gets to sit idle in the closet until some new sucker comes along.
  • madengr 8y ago
    The wireless alternatives suck. Even mmWave will suck due to line of sight requirements and weather restrictions. Fiber is the only viable media for Gbps symmetric bandwidth.