More BW, Less Taxes

Tue May 29 15:51:37 UTC 2001

At 03:37 PM 5/29/01 +0000, bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com wrote:

>         Why does BW cost so much?

It might make more sense to ask "Why is bandwidth so cheap (and getting 
cheaper so fast) in the US?" The simple answer is: Moore's law, competition 
(leading to a "fiber glut") and economies of scale.

If you're across an ocean from the US, you have to factor in the cost of 
running underwater cable.