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nullcompany t1_jc6qkip wrote

Reply to comment by futureygoodness in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

It might be less money to put a human on Mars, than to trench the granite state.

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nowhereman1223 t1_jc7a12g wrote

Why do you think Verizon ditched NH in the middle of the Fiber Upgrade?

Underground wasn't feasible and above ground has issues with the trees.

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nullcompany t1_jc8dz1g wrote

Why do I believe they did? Well, as a tiny ISP trying to sell competing DSL on wholesale Verizon copper in 2007 (and failing at it because of their monopoly), the joke we made at the time was that Verizon was terrified a Democrat might win the 2008 election and do something nuts like mandate broadband for everyone. And Maine/NH/VT were the fastest way to lose on that deal, so they sold them off and laughed all the way to the bank.

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nowhereman1223 t1_jca3rpd wrote

And why wouldn't they make it available in Maine, NH, VT?

Because of the feasibility. The profit just wasn't there.

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