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Re:Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules by hhw on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @01:17AM (#13587489)
Two points of contention I have with your point that wireless has less latency than optical glass:

1) You don't operate wireless in a vacuum. There's all kinds of potential obstructions to the signal, including any physical objects 2) Even if wireless as a medium itself has less latency, it requires far more relay points to travel comparable distances to fiber, which introduces far more latency than the medium itself

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Re:Trump’s F.C.C. Pick Quickly Targets Net Neutrality Rules by palunon on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @10:11AM (#13589822)
On 2, it is true, but often wireless operators have their relays connected to fiber. (Except for very remote area coverage, but that's another matter than replacing the cable company monopoly)
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