[joshschreuder]

> International bandwidth is hugely expensive in Australia, everything goes by expensive undersea cables

I have heard this quite a bit, but why is it hugely expensive for this reason? Is it because of the maintenance of the undersea cables or recouping initial construction costs?

[NeutronBoy]

It just all adds up:

- First world, bandwidth hungry nation.

- Low population to recoup costs from.

- Very low population density so transit across the country isn't super economical (related to above)

- Expensive to build transit because it's all underwater cable, no easy cross-border land-based fiber.