why internet service coverage is how it is- i was looking into getting a different internet provider, but what i wanted isnt available for my address. when i checked the coverage map, it shows covered areas surrounding me, but not in my actual area, less then half a mile away from the covered areas. and theres quite a lot covered around me. why does it work like this? (i apologize if this is the incorrect way to post this question, i just want to clarify what i mean)
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Because the Internet companies need to have the infrastructure to get that service to you. There needs to be all the equipment necessary for this, from substations (for lack of a better term) that takes the information from higher up the chain and splits it to the different customers, to the poles and wires themselves. Then it has to be sent down the lines and into your house.
All of that costs a lot of money to build and maintain. If there aren’t enough potential customers in the area, it’s not worth their money to pay the infrastructure out because it would take so long to turn a profit.
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