[AusNOG] Lightning and FTTC - is it really this bad?

[Troy Kelly]

I'm confused as to how FTTC would suffer more from lightning strike related issues than other ground conducting technologies?

Is it something about the Blue Mountains in particular, or is this article rubbish?

(Paywall, open in incognito if so inclined)
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/blue-mountains-residents-turn-off-nbn-in-storms-or-risk-no-connection-for-days-20210120-p56vjb.html

Cheers,
Troy


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