They've been planning this for like 10 years at this point. Google laid thousands of miles of cable that are operational since the last time I heard about this.
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Toll road. I know what's going to happen with this. People are going to have the option to get a subscription for faster internet access or some shit.
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Maybe they have some recent Kessler syndrome modelling that makes it more urgent. Given the build up in low Earth orbit it's a reasonable backup idea.Also the global south is pretty underserved
Hasn't this type of thing been going on for decades? Why is it news that meta is doing it?
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