French Polynesia has no fiber links at all and relies exclusively on
satellite and
maybe radio for internet access.
It looks, though, like they may finally get fiber sometime in the next
decade :
http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/95233925
Marshall
On Jan 7, 2009, at 1:00 AM, JF Mezei wrote:
Northern communities in Canada's arctic rely exclusively on satellite
for voice/data.
Not a lot of data flowing comparatively, but it is their only option
so
it is more of a "mission critical" thing than a backup.