> That it costs more for a service with good coverage in the less populated parts of the sprawling US? Did you read the part of the article where they compare

> That it costs more for a service with good coverage in the less populated parts of the sprawling US? Did you read the part of the article where they compare to Canada which is paying less than us for more bandwidth? Compare population density there with here. It's not as simple as supply and demand either. If your infrastructure is being utilized heavily (efficiently), therefore delivering your more customers for the same equipment compared to another region, then you come out way ahead.