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AT&T says lead cables in Lake Tahoe “pose no danger” and should stay in place (arstechnica.com)
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AT&T's legacy telephone network may have nearly 200,000 miles of lead-covered cables, according to an estimate by AT&T submitted in a court filing.

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[–] TrismegistusMx 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The real danger here is that AT&T might have to spend a fraction of its insane profits to clean up a mess it made.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Who are you kidding? With telecom company track records, they'll get the government to pay for it then just keep the money and not fix it.