• sasquatch7704@lemmy.world
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      Obviously there is fiber, copper is usually “last mile”. Its cheaper to have a long fiber and short copper. Copper more or less anyone can install, fiber is more specialized.

      I’m not proposing to reinvent the wheel, just continue what has proven to work.

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        You don’t seem to be getting it. Where is the fiber coming from? These properties almost certainly have only copper the whole way, so in order to upgrade them to decent internet they would have to completely relay the fiber line, and unlike copper, fiber requires electricity so then they have to lay an electrical line as well. It’s like a whole thing.

        It’s only economically viable to do that when there’s going to be a large population density at the other end for small rural locations it really isn’t worth it.

        Your opinion is not unpopular, it is simply uninformed.

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          Copper at decent speeds requires more signal amplification then fiber

          Single-Mode Fiber (SMF): Max Length: Up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) or more without needing signal boosters or amplifiers