Alan, I can assure you that you are farther ahead in the 21st century than
we are!
We still don't have fiber-optics internet in our twin city with the
population of about 200K.
(Our "best" provider, Suddenlink, a few years ago purchased and
drastically ran down by Altice, a French company, - offers up to 1 Gbps/50
Mbps [down/up].)
A friend of mine who lives in Queens, NY, said it is not available in
their 'hood.
Overall, with respect to ISPs, US is far behind Europe, both in coverage
and prices. (Of course, the vast size of the country [with many rural
areas] is a factor, but the absence of a healthy competition is by far
more crucial.)
We are paying in the vicinity of $100 per month for 100/10 Mbps
(down/up), with the monthly traffic "allowance" of 250 GB.
Oh, yes, and it is a fine documentary photo.
Cheers,
Igor
Alan C Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:17:05 -0800 wrote:
Fibre cable laying has begun in earnest in Phalaborwa! Scroll L for the
others.
Another company started with overhead lines but have been stopped after
intervention bt the ratepayers association - no slums allowed here.
Ditch Witch cutting a fibre cable trench | Alan Cole | Flickr
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/50833936553/in/datetaken-public/>
K5 & DA 18-55 WR on a sunny, bright, hot day. Tough for the workers.
Alan C
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