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al_borland 5 hours ago

Switzerland is smaller than West Virginia. Less than 1% of the US. It’s much easier, and cheaper, to wire up a small country than the massive one.

robocat 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It is usually silly to compare any country with the whole US.

Instead search for the most similar state to compare with: for example Colorado has similarities with Switzerland.

Does Colorado have similarly affordable 25 Gbit fiber?

> much easier, and cheaper, to wire up a small country than the massive one

If your theory makes any sense at all, then Vermont with 60% of the size and 7% of the population should have amazing internet... does it?

I'm in New Zealand: Our internet isn't like Switzerlands (~1/2 the population in 6x the size). I use Oregon for our benchmark state.

rags2riches 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just above your comment is one lamenting the situation in New York City. That's roughly the same population as Switzerland in a not quite as massive area.

ascorbic 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's not what the article is about. It's about what goes in the ducts when they are connected, and who has access to the infra.

Symbiote 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is West Virginia wired up?