Why is it hard for rural areas to get home internet even if they have good phone service?

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Edit: *good cellphone data service*

What’s the difference between watching Netflix on mobile vs home internet? Why can’t a similar technology of radiowaves or satellite be used?

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You need different wires for high speed internet, and getting a company to invest the money in getting those wires to your home in a rural area is hard, because it’s very expensive to dig and install those wires, and if there’s not many people around that area, the company isn’t likely to make their money back by doing this.

Yes, a similar thing happened decades ago with installing phone lines to rural areas, but that was overall cheaper to do comparatively.

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