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> How does the rural folk having high speed internet benefit society? How does an urban population having high speed internet benefit society? Whatever your an
by gameman144 4y ago
> How does the rural folk having high speed internet benefit society?
How does an urban population having high speed internet benefit society? Whatever your answer, that's the benefit for rural folks too.
- edmundsauto 4y agoOne difference is that urban areas get that benefit with lower cost due to the inherent scaling available in dense population. The benefit might be the same, the cost is not. I’d argue the isolated benefit is the same, but the network effect amplifies it. When a ton of people do music together, it becomes part of the culture. That effect is more difficult to scale in low density populations, which means their rate of improvement is probably lower.
- gameman144 4y ago> When a ton of people do music together, it becomes part of the culture. I can't think of a better reason to subsidize the additional cost for rural broadband: without it, there is no nationally accessible "culture" that unifies us.
- bumby 4y agoThe utility market is generally a regulated monopoly. The market and govt both recognized the economies of scale with public infrastructure. As part of the tradeoff to be allowed to operate as a monopoly, utilities must also ensure rural or unprofitable customers still receive access. It’s all part of the deal and intrinsically tied to your point.