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Originally Posted by attila77 View Post
I'd recommend refreshing your database on the respective sizes of Europe and the US
OK, let's do that.

Really, though, it's not the absolute size that's important (nor what I was referring to), it's the population distribution. Most of Europe's population tends to be centered in large metropolitan areas (much like Canada), while a significant portion of the US population is distributed over much more land and smaller population centers, and, individually, European carriers have to cover less ground in a limited number of much smaller countries. The end result is that the US carriers' customer base is spread out over more space which is more difficult and more expensive to provide strong coverage for.

Now, this certainly isn't the only reason the US lags behind in connectivity, but it cannot be dismissed as a contributing factor.

So, please, refresh you own "databases" before you start in on other people.
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