Utility poles may exist, but they may be structurally inadequate so the fiber installer may have to wait years for the pole owner to get around to replacing a s

Utility poles may exist, but they may be structurally inadequate so the fiber installer may have to wait years for the pole owner to get around to replacing a string of poles before the fiber can be hung. The poles may have been placed along the back property line without an easy way for a new utility to get in there without nicely asking each household on the street to let them into their back yard. Spend a little time reading Sonic's "Access" forum. There's a very real have-vs-have-not dynamic going on there because there are areas where Sonic just can't deploy fiber any time soon that are just blocks away from people with service. Estimated service dates keep slipping when they run into unknown unknowns. There is significant engineering and construction work required in each and every neighborhood. That have-vs-have-not dynamic creates niches for satellite internet service -- rather than having to wait until all the fiber ducks are in a row, you can just pick up a kit at a hardware store or get it delivered, plug it in, point it at the sky, and you're done.