> Of course it's more expensive than it is in poorer countries in eastern Europe, as everything is. We might be poorer but our telco operators pay market price

> Of course it's more expensive than it is in poorer countries in eastern Europe, as everything is. We might be poorer but our telco operators pay market prices for equipment. Wages and land lease is also quite expensive. Financial cost is higher with rates and currency risk vs euro. In Poland telco market had been skillfully and actively managed by regulator forcing constant investments in infrastructure and encouraging competition. I pay 75€ per year for 1TB of mobile plan (calls ans SMS included). https://biuroprasowe.orange.pl/blog/az-1-tb-danych-nielimitowane-rozmowy-i-smsy-na-caly-rok/ https://biuroprasowe.orange.pl/blog/az-1-tb-danych-nielimito... My parents broadband had been recently upgraded from 30Mbps to 150Mbps without any cost increase and without even asking for it. It is just the operator (UPC) trying to fend off competition (Orange, Netia). Cost is circa 10€ per month. https://www.upc.pl/internet/kup-internet/ https://www.upc.pl/internet/kup-internet/ You can easily get 1Gbs in mayor cities. Around the place where I live there is a lot of housing developments. Operators are racing to build the infrastructure and sign the clients even before the houses are finished.