> A lot of places in America had their “network” infra built 50-100 years ago on copper

That's no different to Switzerland so far…

> and no one wants to pay to basically rebuild all of it.

…but the Swiss seem to have decided it's worth the investment.

> I happen to live in an area where there are still above ground utilities.

If anything, that can make things cheaper. You don't need to bury everything, and in some places (e.g. earthquake prone Japan) it's really counterproductive. But even if it isn't, it's certainly more expensive.

Sent from a 25G internet connection. My laptop only has 10G via TB though.