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Amortized over 100m customers, in a country where network engineers can be found for $250/month, they're pretty close to free. It's easy to underestimate how p
by skolsuper 6y ago
Amortized over 100m customers, in a country where network engineers can be found for $250/month, they're pretty close to free.
It's easy to underestimate how profitable it is to run a telco
- Scoundreller 6y agoSure, but that just means it's an irrelevant factor when comparing low vs. high telecom costs. Though my thinking is when selling censorship equipment to a country, you probably charge a country like .pk more because you know they'll find a way to pay for best-in-class.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y agoRunning a telco is not that expensive. The problem is that building out the infrastructure in the first place is hugely expensive. This is why most countries have only a few "real" operators that own and operate infra, and tons of virtual operators (MVNO) that run on top of others' gear.