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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by eropple on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:56AM (#23236278)
That sounds comparatively nice. I was living in a place where everything was trunked underground. R I P.
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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by toast0 on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @12:45PM (#23236991)
Underground utilities make maintenance and construction terribly expensive in dollars, time, and hassle.

If you're in an area where conditions are frequently bringing down poles or wires, it can make sense, but a lot of places want underground utilities for cosmetic reasons --- it's a lot of expense to give you a less flexible system.

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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @12:51PM (#23237055)
That's why you use Dig Once. If you dig, you plan and coordinate, and you make efficient use of the time sink you're putting into laying utilities in the ground.

https://www.csg.org/pubs/capitolideas/enews/cs41_1.aspx

https://staticshare.america.gov/uploads/2016/04/6.-GCI-Dig-O...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/dig-once-rule-re...

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Re:Vermont proposes providing broadband internet service to ... by ardy42 on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @12:53PM (#23237096)
You could probably have something close to best-of-both worlds if they run underground conduit in the utility right of way.
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