eli5: Where do Telcos and ISPs get the data bundles that they sell to us?

Question

And also the call packages too?

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Answer 1

They do not get bundles.

They run a network, which lets you transfer data and make calls.

Building and maintaining that network costs money, so you need to pay for it. So they sell you a service.

One of the ways of selling that service is by giving you _this much_ data to transfer and _this much_ calls to make for _this much_ money.