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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ignoring for a moment the actual story, it's sort of mind blowing to imagine that humanity has created 200,000 miles of anything.

Obviously we have, but it's still crazy. The earth is only 25,000 miles around.