Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet shutdowns

Re:Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet sh... by ftth_finland on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:33AM (#32691305)

> Alternately, I wonder if there's any way to lay down fiber long distance that doesn't require govt authorization...and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

That’s a hard no.

Just the materials for a 100+ mile fiber network is hundreds of thousands.

Then there is the matter of right of way across all those miles. It would be nigh impossible to find a route that does not cross a road or land parcel that isn’t government owned.

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Re:Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet sh... by packetlost on Friday September 02, 2022 @10:54AM (#32691556)

Can confirm. Worked for an ISP. Do any of you even know how much it costs to rent a trencher for a couple of weeks? There's a reason the government has to subsidize internet infrastructure build-out (ie. via CAF, ACAM, etc.) is it's so prohibitively expensive that it wouldn't happen otherwise. As it stands, a new suburban neighborhood that's relatively dense won't see a ROI for at least 10 years (on avg).

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Re:Flicking the kill switch: governments embrace internet sh... by kaiusbrantlee on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:00PM (#32693064)

You bring up a good point.

Additionally, just doesn't make sense to install a network that has long fragile potential points of failure (aka attack surface) like fiber cables to replace the network that is or may be shut down by bad actors.

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