> There are still costs for backhaul, interconnect, colocation space, dark fiber, network hardware, and transit to fill the gaps. Genuine question - aren't tho

> There are still costs for backhaul, interconnect, colocation space, dark fiber, network hardware, and transit to fill the gaps. Genuine question - aren't those gaps essentially what make a video streaming service operate at scale though? It'd be like saying "ya this bus can get everyone from NYC to Philly at $10 but doesn't stop anywhere in between", or am I missing something about all of those gap filling components?