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by paxys 919 days ago
Stuff like this is rarely worth the cost or effort to implement in the US because like 1% of the population will ever end up using it. We are talking about a country where 1 in 5 households still don't have (and don't want) internet.
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While 1 in 5 households do not have internet, and 58% expressed no interest or need to be online, at least roughly a quarter of them do want internet.

18% of those who do not have internet say the reason is they can’t afford home internet service, and another 4% lack internet availability in their area, says https://www.ntia.gov/blog/2022/switched-why-are-one-five-us-... .

I don't know about the other 20%.