Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square314fedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down118
arrow-up1759arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlinkarstechnica.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square314fedilink
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIn France they authorised air hanging fiber, so they just use electric poles and hang the fiber under the 220 volt lines, as a last resort. Cheap as hell. Or, where there’s a will there is a way.
minus-squarePalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoWe do this in some parts of America too. My grandmother’s local electric co-op provided fiber to her house this way in the middle of no where.
In France they authorised air hanging fiber, so they just use electric poles and hang the fiber under the 220 volt lines, as a last resort.
Cheap as hell. Or, where there’s a will there is a way.
We do this in some parts of America too. My grandmother’s local electric co-op provided fiber to her house this way in the middle of no where.