return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkThe plan for nationwide fiber internet might be upended for Starlinkwww.theverge.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square77linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zipthevergenews@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squareRedPostItNote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 days 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.
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minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days 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-up1arrow-down1·7 days agoit may be cheaper, but I fucking hate data caps.
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minus-squarecalidris@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 days agoThing is, we already paid for connecting a majority residences. The corporations we paid just didn’t do it.
minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoThey weren’t just paid, they were paid repeatedly and they repeatedly didn’t do it.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Username fits.