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I disagree. The US has already built all this cable and telecom infrastructure (only ~50% of the UK has access to cable, which is way lower than the US).

The expensive part - digging the road and laying the physical cable - is already done, and was done 30+ years ago in many cases. These assets have been paid for.

The high internet prices in the US are down to terrible regulation. While there are many things that the EU hasn't done well, it has really nailed telecom (both fixed and cellular) regulation.