I agree that in principle fiber is more reliable, but in practice it’s not in rural areas.
The cable itself isn’t the problem, the hubs and spokes of the system is. (ETA:hubs is a good analogy, spokes isn’t. Dunno the correct terminology
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). I don’t blame them as the hardware cost is higher than an urban core and you are serving less customers, but in my experience they over promise and under deliver.
Now, we are 70 air miles from the major population centers. If you are “rural” but 15 minutes outside a major population center you probably have a different experience as it’s easier to maintain and service the area.