US Approach to Cellular Towers is Wrong
Why is the US cellular system among the worst in the world?
My experience is that when I travel to other countries is that there are no dropped calls, there are no coverage gaps, and speeds are remarkably faster than in the US. Prices are lower, too!
Telephone service, speeds, and coverage are better in Thailand, Vietnam, even rural China. It is also 2x-5x as much in the US as in Asia?
I would love to get a straight answer to those questions.
My phone service in Thailand costs 30 Baht (99₵) a month for my number and 99 Baht ($3) for a gigabyte of data. I pay for only what I use. Something is seriously wrong with the US Cellular industry.
One theory, the towers.
US Cellular companies take a radically different approach to towers than in Asia.

- The average owner of a tower site received between $1,500 and $3,000 monthly in rent.
- The average revenue per cell tower is $70,655 per month.
- They pay too much for ginormous towers when smaller ones would be cheaper and better
- At $847,860 a year in revenue, they should be installing them as fast as humanly possible.
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