Broadband? No, not here

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Aron Schatz
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September 20, 2002
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If you think you have problems with broadband, just look south. The south pole research facility is in need of a fast pipe, but they are at the south pole Smile.

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The prime contender at the moment seems an unlikely choice: cable. Through its contractor, Raytheon Polar Services, the science foundation is looking into the feasibility of installing a fiber-optic cable across a continent that is marked by glaciers, deep crevasses and towering mountains and is notorious for having some of the world's most extreme cold and winds.

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