I don't think it's the population size that is the problem. It's the difference in land size[0]. AU: 7,682,300 km^2 France: 640,427 km^2 Australia is over 7

I don't think it's the population size that is the problem. It's the difference in land size[0]. AU: 7,682,300 km^2 France: 640,427 km^2 Australia is over 7 million square kilometers larger than France. Even though 95% of the population is centralized around the coast, the network will have to reach close to 100%. That last 5% is what pushes the price up. If you look at the distance from Adelade to Alice Springs, from the south to about the middle of Autralia, which is around 1500km[1]. And compare it to the distance from Marsielle to Lille, sounth to north of France, which is around 1000km[2] you start realizing how large Australia is and why putting fiber down to get close to 100% coverage gets a lot more expensive here. [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependenc... [1]: https://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=distance+from+adelaide+to+alice+springs&oq=distance+from+adelaide+to+al&gs_l=hp.3.0.0l3j0i30.728.8171.0.9130.25.22.1.2.2.4.402.4953.0j12j6j3j1.22.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.4.psy-ab.KC-LLe8fiZg&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42768644,d.dGY&fp=2d067e3b3a7f4d22&biw=1006&bih=678 https://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=di... [2]: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=distance+from+Marsielle+to+lille&aq=f&oq=distance+from+Marsielle+to+lille&aqs=chrome.0.57.4481&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com.au/search?q=distance+from+Marsielle+t...