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Above ground power lines make up most of the it. A pole and wire isn't that expensive. Burying is drastically more expensive.

• ta1243 2y ago
  So run the fibre on the power line
  • Alupis 2y ago
    They do, where feasible. It's still very expensive, and the poles are owned by another entity which complicates things a bit more as well. No free lunch, as they say.