Nope, population density is only important outside of cities.  Circa 2000 the US had a lot of unused backhaul capacity between cities.  So, the real reason why most people in the US don&#x27;t have cheap high speed internet is simply <i>corruption</i> at the local, state, and federal levels.<p>PS: This is also why for example Florida lags in solar adoption.  When you dig a little into politics you find US politicians are horribly corrupt at all levels which has deeply infected US law.