The USA is very sparsely populated compared to South Korea, Japan, or most of Europe. The Ukraine (mentioned in the video), is a really big chunk of land with a smaller population than the UK, but still appears to have more than twice the population density of the USA (eyeballing wikipedia numbers). This is obviously a big deal for any infrastructure project.
I'm not saying this is the whole (or even the main part) of the explanation, but it needs to be taken into account at least. In my opinion it certainly wouldn't excuse poor service in towns with 100k+ people.
When it comes down to it, internet access is crucial now, and it does enable other parts of the economy to flourish. If the government needs to step in to give it a push, it seems worth it in this case? After all, what is a government for if not planning for the long-term when individuals and corporations can't?
I'm not saying this is the whole (or even the main part) of the explanation, but it needs to be taken into account at least. In my opinion it certainly wouldn't excuse poor service in towns with 100k+ people.
When it comes down to it, internet access is crucial now, and it does enable other parts of the economy to flourish. If the government needs to step in to give it a push, it seems worth it in this case? After all, what is a government for if not planning for the long-term when individuals and corporations can't?