Re: (perhaps off topic, but) Microwave Towers

On Sat, Jul 14, 2018 at 08:54:25AM -0600, Miles Fidelman wrote: [...]

I find myself driving down Route 66.  On our way through Arizona, I was surprised by what look like a lot of old-style microwave links.  They pretty much follow the East-West rail line - where I'd expect there's a lot of fiber buried.

Not a lot of fiber. If there was, the following wouldn't be needed: https://uto.asu.edu/sun-corridor-network-project-plans-broadband-access-alon... There *are* a number of fiber builds in the area, but none of them are a coherent build across the region.