• BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    Putting fiber in the ground is expensive. I work for an ISP, and we estimate fiber overbuild costs at $15/ft. So a mile of underground fiber costs about $79,200.

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      3 hours ago

      Yup. That’s why we gave them all that money years ago to do it. It was cheaper then too.