Re: Are you sure about that "converged" broadband + 5G stuff?
Generally speaking pricing of goods and services is similar between Europe and the USA (not counting taxes like VAT and sales tax).
Costs for the telcos are roughly comparable as well. After all, they purchase their equipment from the same vendors. Even installation and construction costs are similar.
For comparison, there are people in my area who pay the same monthly fees for a whopping 128 kbps DSL-service.
Just curious, what are you comparing the cost to?