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		Sparyjerry on Oct 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starlink offering free internet access for 30 days... Above ground power lines make up most of the it. A pole and wire isn't that expensive. Burying is drastically more expensive.

ta1243 on Oct 4, 2024 [–]

So run the fibre on the power line

Alupis on Oct 4, 2024 | [–]

They do, where feasible. It's still very expensive, and the poles are owned by another entity which complicates things a bit more as well.

No free lunch, as they say.

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