The hype on Fiber is/was overrated.
The real problem was in 1994 was the FCC Took away our freedom of speech over the wireless Internet. Apple computer asked the FCC for the bandwidth over the airwaves for networking over 15 kilometers per hop at speeds of 2.4 gigabit w/ enough channels for a metropolitan area. So why waist $ on fiber.
If Al Gore and any awareness at the time we would have Internet routers on our roofs. the Last mile to connect to the Internet would have been free. The last miles for cellphones should be free.
I would rather pay for hardware. then pay for my freedom to speak. Yes, the radio waves must be regulated but not to the point that citizens don't have free use of a substantial share.
After that the backbone of the Internet must have common carrier status, but you covered that part quite well.
The Internet is payed for by the bit to connect. Each connection to the next backbone pays the same and passes on the cost to those that connect.
At the other end the customers, using WiFi(max) connect for free, since without customers there is no one to sell your services to. Anything beyond that is simply piracy.
After watching your show the fact that I do not own a telephone, witch can only be provided by pirates, has been reinforced.
Its time to put the telco's out of business, since they offer no benefit. other then the backbone, and perhaps the government should be providing that. The limiting factor is the FCC and the legislature.
As you can tell I am not a writer, I have been a computer scientist and network engineer for over 25 years.
