alt Hacker NewsThis is a very wasteful way of getting communications to somewhat compensate the lack of competition in US telco market.
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refurb • today at 3:59 AM
It has nothing to do with competition. You could have as many competitors as possible and no one is going to put a cell tower up in a remote location.
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Eh, I think the economics of rural areas play a role as well, and this “wasteful” way is actually very well suited for serving that long tail.