> the US managed to bring electrical cables to just about every household in the country We had to pass acts of congress to pay for last mile electrical infras

> the US managed to bring electrical cables to just about every household in the country We had to pass acts of congress to pay for last mile electrical infrastructure for those who were truly out in the boonies and poor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act We paid a shitload of money to various ISPs to do exactly the same thing for internet, multiple times, and then just let them.... not.