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1AKHVi…MfPE Key · twetch

Barbed wire telephone lines were local networks created in rural America at the end of the 19th century and beginning of 20th century.

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twetch#4355 6.9y

1AKHVi…MfPE Key · twetch

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In some isolated farmers' communities, it was not cost-effective for corporations to invest in the telephone infrastructure.

twetch#4355 6.9y

1AKHVi…MfPE Key · twetch

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Instead, the existing extent of barbed wire fences could be used to transmit electric signals and connect phones in neighboring farms.

twetch#4355 6.9y

1AKHVi…MfPE Key · twetch

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In 1902, The New York Times reported that ranchers in Montana were inaugurating a telephone exchange in Fort Benton, with the goal of eventually connecting every city in the state.

twetch#4355 6.9y

1AKHVi…MfPE Key · twetch

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The main purpose of such networks was to transmit information about weather conditions and train schedules.

twetch#2339 6.0y

1FAyqX…DVTt Key · twetch

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Montana was not serviced by Bell, so the farmers and ranchers built a co-op they ran. The internet should be built this way imho.

twetch#2339 6.0y

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That's one of the reasons I've wanted to buy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havre_Air_Force_Station for awhile. To act as a giant networking node for farmers and ranchers.

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