Infrastructure gets exponentially more expensive as resident density falls because fixed costs are spread over fewer subscribers. $50,000/mi in a city is fine s

Infrastructure gets exponentially more expensive as resident density falls because fixed costs are spread over fewer subscribers. $50,000/mi in a city is fine since it’s useful for hundreds or thousands of people. $20,000/mi in a rural area might only hook up three households. See page 12 of https://www.ustelecom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Rural-Broadband-Economics-A-Review-of-Rural-Subsidies-final-paper-1.pdf https://www.ustelecom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Rural-B...