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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by kridsdale1 on Thursday June 19, 2025 @12:28PM (#44320145)
Exact same thing happened with fiber optic cable layers in the late 1990s. On exactly the same routes!
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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now by cguess on Thursday June 19, 2025 @12:48PM (#44320343)
It's because the land-rights were more valuable than the steel rails, which the fiber optic companies bought up.
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