https://laortega.com/myth-buster-fiber-vs-fixed-wireless-access/

Hello intrepid fiber supporters. I wanted to pass along this excellent chart from MythBusters.
MythBusters now joins the rest of the developed world in telling the truth to the public about the need for fiber ahead of other technologies. In fact, this chart shows that not only does fiber outperform other tech, but it costs less in the long run too.
The reaction of our local lawmakers to this? To continue to protect their special interest donors and lie to you about it. 
County Executive Satpal Sidhu has been especially dishonest and arrogant on the topic. He now claims to know more about broadband than (and this is a short list).
1. The entire county of South Korea. ($24/month Gigabit fiber to the home.)
2. The entire country of Japan. ($25/month Gigabit fiber to the home.)
3. The city of Anacortes. ($70/month Gigabit fiber to the home).
4. The city of Mount Vernon.
5. Most of China.
6. Virtually all of the Nordic countries ($50/month fiber to the home).
7. Mexico ($20/month 200 Mbit fiber to the home).
8. The rest of the developed world in general.
9. All of the places in America on this map. https://muninetworks.org/communitymap
10. The Fiber Optic Association. 
11. Susan Crawford author of "Fiber."
12. Google.
I can go on, but you get the picture. America, and especially Whatcom County, are going to miss the technological revolution because of corrupt politicians. Fiber remains reliable and inexpensive to install. It is also a modern necessity. 
Satpal and his political pals have all been linked to a local big telecom donor. This donor goes climbing with Mayor Fleetwood, btw. So they are abusing their positions, against the public interest and ignoring the facts, to line the pockets of their special interest donors. This is why they abandoned us during the pandemic even though the City of Bellingham has an existing, underutilized, public fiber network.  
However, the evidence is clear for fiber. 
Further reading on the topic can be found in the book "Fiber" by Susan Crawford. I've donated a copy to the library. 
Sharon Shewmake's take on all of this, "it's not in my wheelhouse. I don't care about broadband! Stop bothering me about it!!!" I guess she doesn't care about young people, including young women, getting high-paying STEM jobs either. I could substitute her name with just about any other politician currently in office right now or running for election in Whatcom County. Where do the parties find these people?
My God, we still don't even have a Dig Once policy yet or access to our existing City of Bellingham network even though they've had documents to work from for almost 8 years now.