[AngryData]

They did lay some fiber, the problem is it was the fiber to supply their cellphone networks and not to directly serve customers, which allows them to gouge customers through mobile data without running afoul of any of the restrictions put on the fiber network the government paid them for.

[troyvit]

Oh but don't worry about it! Remember how they all said 5G would replace wired internet completely?

'augmented reality, “the internet of things,” and seamless streaming to the mainstream':

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/5g-explained

'By packing or “densifying” the network, signals will be carried faster and more reliably, with bandwidth measured not in megabits but rather in gigabits per second.':

https://hbr.org/2019/03/5gs-potential-and-why-businesses-sho...

'Consumers expect 5G to offer a step change in network performance, relief from urban network congestion and more home broadband choices as near-term benefits.':

https://www.ericsson.com/en/reports-and-papers/consumerlab/r...

(All these are articles published between January 2018 and October 2020)