Given the actual average cost for bandwidth is less than a dime per gigabyte, working out to less than $50 per month per household, I'd say it's extremely profitable. [1]
The only reason no one is pursuing it is because the incumbent providers have lobbied tirelessly to create the notion that no one can afford to deploy new fiber, which is clearly false.
If we were to convince regulators to push hard on telcos and recover the rural broadband tax, we'd have probably nearly half a trillion dollars to pay for it. [2]
The only reason no one is pursuing it is because the incumbent providers have lobbied tirelessly to create the notion that no one can afford to deploy new fiber, which is clearly false.
If we were to convince regulators to push hard on telcos and recover the rural broadband tax, we'd have probably nearly half a trillion dollars to pay for it. [2]
[1] http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2011/04/07/what-does-a-gigaby...
[2] http://www.newnetworks.com/BroadbandScandalIntro.htm