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Re:The Abundance of Silicon Valley by dcolkitt on Friday October 16, 2020 @10:06PM (#24806910)
85% of Americans have access to 250 mbps broadband in their local market.[1] Prices for Internet only packages are typically cheap in the US. For example I pay $40 a month for 100 mbps (and usually get 125+ mbps). This price is about typical for the major providers.[2]

[1] https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-20-50A1.pdf [2] https://www.allconnect.com/blog/cost-of-high-speed-internet

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Re:The Abundance of Silicon Valley by dragonwriter on Friday October 16, 2020 @10:11PM (#24806936)
> 85% of Americans have access to 250 mbps broadband in their local market.

It's meaningless if it's available “in your local market” but not at your address. I really can't imagine any real use for that stat except exaggerating broadband access.

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