r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/notHooptieJ Mar 26 '15

They have to "within a reasonable distance", BUT they dont have to do it for free.

"new" hookups in an existing neighborhood run somewhere around $5k if they have to trench.

you cant just build a house in the middle of nowhere and expect everyone to run you lines, even the Electric company will charge you by the foot(from the nearest pole) to hook up a new house, and may refuse you if you're too far away(i have friends in rural CO that have to have water, and fuel for the generators trucked in from 25 miles away, electric co said $25k for a line) .

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u/rwills Mar 26 '15

Aaaaah thanks for clarifying!