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That isn't how the math works out for an ISP. You can serve on the order of 50k customers on a 20gbit/sec uplink.

• Reason077 6y ago
  Not when you’re promising them each gigabit speeds, though. Which many ISPs do now days.
  • gnopgnip 6y ago
    On average, end users use about the same amount of bandwidth regardless of what speed plan they are on. Then planning is based on average and peak bandwidth
  • fourthark 6y ago
    Usually not a promise, usually “best effort”.