> There is literally no reason why, today, we don't have at least 50/10 to every goddamned home in America. Every goddamned home, no matter how far you are out in the sticks.
Because the country is huge, and building adequate backhaul to sparsely populated areas is very expensive.
> This is a drain on our economy every second we aren't working towards this actually rather easy to achieve goal.
I find this sort of argument to beg the question. How much would it really increase overall GDP to get at least 25/3 (the current FCC standard) to the 10% of the country that lacks it? Especially considering that everyone can get satellite broadband, which covers the core things people need internet for: job applications, access to online educational resources, electronic payment processing, etc.
Because the country is huge, and building adequate backhaul to sparsely populated areas is very expensive.
> This is a drain on our economy every second we aren't working towards this actually rather easy to achieve goal.
I find this sort of argument to beg the question. How much would it really increase overall GDP to get at least 25/3 (the current FCC standard) to the 10% of the country that lacks it? Especially considering that everyone can get satellite broadband, which covers the core things people need internet for: job applications, access to online educational resources, electronic payment processing, etc.