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  • Odusei@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    The losses were spurred by a Wall Street Journal investigation into lead-sheathed cables installed by phone companies across the US many decades ago.

    The industry started phasing out lead in the 1950s, but the WSJ said it found evidence of more than 2,000 lead-covered cables and said there “are likely far more throughout the country.”

    Fan-fucking-tastic. Y’all excited to bail out the telcos again?





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