Deployment cost: Substantially less than $100 per square mile (see figures from "Unserved/Underserved" session) Speeds comparable or superior to those of DSL or satellite Latencies lower than DSL and much lower than satellite End user equipment/installation costs similar to those of DSL, lower than satellite End user's  recurring cost mostly determined by backbone bandwidth costs and the price of "middle mile" backhaul (special access), which costs the same for any technology other than satellite Spectral efficiency of equipment continues to increase Alas, wireless doesn't help as much with the "middle mile;" fiber still best for the backbone and long haul transmission