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    Telecom companies laid them decades ago and thousands were left behind, posing a hidden health hazard today, a WSJ investigation found.

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    • YIKES! America Is Wrapped in Miles of Toxic Lead Cables #Telecom companies laid them decades ago and thousands were left behind, posing a hidden health hazard today, a WSJ investigation found #Broadband https://t.co/lCb8KayGAQ

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    Jul. 3—The COVID-19 pandemic created a new classification for “haves” and “have-nots” regarding economic and educational opportunities, access to medical care and more — those who have broadband internet access and those who don’t. As schools went online and offices turned to work-at-home schedules, the lack of broadband in many communities posed a major burden. Parents sometimes had to drive …

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    Optical data communications lasers can transmit several tens of terabits per second, despite a huge amount of disruptive air turbulence. ETH Zurich scientists and their European partners demonstrated this capacity with lasers between the mountain peak, Jungfraujoch, and the city of Bern in Switzerland. This will soon eliminate the necessity of expensive deep-sea cables.

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    • Frikkin’ Lasers enable internet backbone via satellite, may soon eliminate need for deep-sea cables https://t.co/uoXyq7FGeb #telecom #broadband @DougonIPComm https://t.co/XJWLVMMN5K

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    What happened to Brooklyn’s disaster-proof mesh Wi-Fi network?

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    • Node by Node Red Hook’s mesh network survived Hurricane Sandy. Today, it’s in limbo. https://t.co/cjGOZsgcMu #telecoms #broadband https://t.co/1chUHTKeko