Yep! Exactly my point, it is way more expensive (i.e. companies wont do it as the money isn't there) to run high speed hardware. Satellite comms may be cheaper,

Yep! Exactly my point, it is way more expensive (i.e. companies wont do it as the money isn't there) to run high speed hardware. Satellite comms may be cheaper, but the speeds and latency will be quite a bit worse than what you'll find in urban areas. For reference, people are talking about wanting 25 to 50mbps, while I am getting gigabit for $45/mo (Cincinnati, Ohio). Hence the cat and mouse game.