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minus-squareRedPostItNote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoHi, I’m someone working on the rural fiber expansions. Those are what we use to feed the cell towers. You don’t want to rely on microwave or what else have you.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoRight. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residences. There’s no way we’re going to be laying down fiber to reach all or even most US residences.
minus-squarecalidris@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoThing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoThey weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year ago80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach. Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] @lemmy.blahaj.zoneBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoit may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
minus-squaredumbpotato@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.
Hi, I’m someone working on the rural fiber expansions. Those are what we use to feed the cell towers. You don’t want to rely on microwave or what else have you.
Right. It’s way cheaper to connect cell towers than residences.
There’s no way we’re going to be laying down fiber to reach all or even most US residences.
Thing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
They weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
80% of the USA lives within urban areas (source). Urban “fiberization” is absolutely within reach.
Agree that running fiber out to very remote areas is tricky, but even then it’s probably not prohibitive for all but the most remote locations.
it may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
I use Visible which has unlimited data for $25/month.