In the long run, fiber is the cheapest [1] and the best technological fit in rural and non-rural areas. Satellite internet is unreliable in storms due to attenu

In the long run, fiber is the cheapest [1] and the best technological fit in rural and non-rural areas. Satellite internet is unreliable in storms due to attenuation, has decreasing bandwidth as more users sign up (which is one reason Starlink is expensive), and creates space junk down the line. Wireless solutions on land via 5G and the like require wires (will become mostly fiber) to carry the internet traffic to intermediate transmitters. 5G also needs more cells [2] per unit area compared to 4G to compensate for attenuation. [1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/why-slow-networks-really-cost-more-fiber https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/why-slow-networks-real... [2] https://www.lifewire.com/5g-cell-towers-4584192 https://www.lifewire.com/5g-cell-towers-4584192