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  • (Score: 1) by pTamok on Friday November 03 2017, @11:49AM

    by pTamok (3042) on Friday November 03 2017, @11:49AM (#591632)

    I can choose from many ISPs, but only have two possibilities (at semi-reasonable prices) for the physical infrastructure:

    1) DSL over copper to local telephone exchange (Am: switch) where the pair can be connected to one of several different ISPs' DSLAMs - probably offering around 20-30 Mbit/s downstream.
    2) Optical fibre provided by Cable TV Operator. For around USD 125 per month, I can have 500/500 Mbit/s, or 30/30 for about USD 55 per month. That includes IPv6.

    If I had enough money, I could probably buy a fibre connection from one of several telecommunications providers, some national, some purely local. This isn't an option unless I'm unreasonably rich, or run a company from my home which makes enough money to allow financing a business fibre connection.