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Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by gpm on Saturday August 15, 2020 @09:27PM (#24174020)
New phones, yes. But many people don't have new phones. Especially in poorer places.

1000 days if substantially shorter than the lifecycle of phone models. New cheap phones today don't have 5g, you see the timing issue?

Re:India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optica... by p1esk on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:49AM (#24175802)
How do they access internet right now? Whatever that is, it will continue to be available. Those who want something better will upgrade their phones.