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8Bitz0 t1_iu28hpk wrote

According to BroadbandNow (April 2022), 43% of U.S. residents have fiber-optic internet available.

According to Jon Brodkin - Ars Technica (September 2019), Over 30% of U.S. residents have fiber-optic available

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qtx t1_iu3jngz wrote

Those are very tricky articles, they're talking about fiber backbones mostly and not the bit from the backbone to your house, which is the important thing.

The number of people that actually have access to fiber right now is a whole lot lower.

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