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I’m not sure where you live and how it is in your area, but the majority of the country living outside a major metro has one choice for high-speed that isn’t DS
by alphabettsy 8y ago
I’m not sure where you live and how it is in your area, but the majority of the country living outside a major metro has one choice for high-speed that isn’t DSL or LTE. This is also true for people renting or leasing in multi-unit buildings where the owner has chosen a provider. The last three places I lived had only one wired broadband provider.
- gojomo 8y agoDSL, LTE, and cable are 3 choices, and that's residential. Business districts often have other, higher-priced choices... and for businesses where high-speed is high-value, they can always pay more for a custom set-up. The "majority of the country" (by area) is only 20% of the population. 80% of the population lives in urban areas. At the 10Mbps downlink threshold – enough for 2-3 separate Netflix streams – over 90% of the country has at least 2 wired choices, and wireless also keeps improving.