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Old 06-09-2009, 03:57 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace View Post
Another way to look at it is users per kilometer or 100 meters of pipe, or some other such common unit cost measure. If in the major hubs we have 10 users per unit, and Japan has 100 or 1000 then the provider is able to charge less per user but make more money.
You're ignoring the volume of the pipe in that equation. If there are 10x the amount of users, then the pipe has to be able accomodate 10x the traffic to provide the same speed.
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