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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).
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.