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Comment by radicalbyte

19 hours ago

Eight years ago my internet was using a current over a copper wire. Now it's light through glass. The latter is much more efficient especially over longer distances.

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ChrisRR  2 hours ago

But processing and retranssmission of the data at every network node still takes energy

b40d-48b2-979e  18 hours ago

Eight years ago, your ISP was already on light over glass, they just didn't serve it that way to your house.

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