Fiber isn&#x27;t very profitable either. There is a reason why AT&amp;T and Verizon have so little interest in building it out.<p>They could spend a bunch of money building it and then the local cable co will just offer a lower speed, but still very useable, for less money. And almost everyone takes that deal.<p>Verizon Fios is struggling to get 40% of the potential subscribers to actually sign up. That means 60%+ of people are willingly using comcast or time warner over Fios.<p>Very few people are willing to upgrade their internet connection beyond whats needed for basic internet service.