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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Neil McIntosh

(insert own joke here)

Netimperative reports on an interesting trial in Scotland, where they're using sewage pipes to carry broadband cables to homes and businesses. Makes perfect sense, when you think about it. You wonder how many cableco executives are banging their heads against walls at the moment, shouting "d'oh", as they realise they could have saved themselves a fortune by not digging up miles and miles of streets. Maybe they ruled the idea out because of the potential for dirty jokes...

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