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Re:AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in Ca... by gessha on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:38AM (#39241941)
Stupid idea, I know, but what do you think of

Telephone-pole-as-a-service TPaaS

What are the regulations in place for putting up telephone poles and what are the associated costs?

Re:AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in Ca... by koolba on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:51AM (#39242099)
Fiber-to-the-curb has been a concept for decades. The last couple hundred feet would traditionally be completed with copper but short range wireless could easily fill that gap in 2024.
Re:AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in Ca... by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday February 03, 2024 @12:56PM (#39242886)
The costs include loss of service in every third major storm.
Re:AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in Ca... by crote on Saturday February 03, 2024 @02:37PM (#39243948)
This is already a thing in many countries! There is one company building and maintaining infrastructure, and anyone who wants to can provide a service on it for a fixed fee.

I believe this is legally required for gas & electricity in Europe, and some of the privatized national phone companies here have similar obligations.

Re:AT&T applies to end obligation to service landlines in Ca... by simfree on Saturday February 03, 2024 @02:40PM (#39243979)
This is called pole attachment, and most pole owners offer this for tens of dollars a year per pole.

No property owner wants additional poles put up, and it certainly won't be cheaper to buy and install a pole than just paying a few hundred dollars a decade to make it the pole owners problem.