Which of the following situations is representative of the last mile issue in telecommunications?
A) An e-commerce site is available in only two language versions and customers speaking neither cannot browse through the site while shopping.
B) Suburban subscribers of an Internet Service Provider complain of poor Internet speeds compared to those enjoyed by downtown users.
C) Asian buyers of a certain smartphone brand are unable to use features such as 3G and Wifi because those countries do not yet have the relevant infrastructure.
D) Students find that the farther they are from their university building, the harder it is to connect to the Internet with their laptops.

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The last mile issue refers to the challenges faced in providing connectivity to the end user, the final leg of telecommunications infrastructure. Suburban users experiencing poor Internet speeds while downtown users enjoy faster speeds is an example of the last mile issue as these users are located farther away from the central office of the Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Which of the Following Situations Is Representative of the Last