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Originally Posted by 2islandboy
For islanders, with generator backup, or even a large UPS, the big advantage of Fairpoint DSL over cable is that cable requires amplifiers both on and off the island, whereas DSL runs copper from island homes to the mainland, where it connects to fiber lines. If one of the three cable amplifiers between my home and the mainland loses power, I'm dead. With DSL, all the equipment is on the mainland, so no power, no problem. When my backup generator is on, I have DSL internet, over copper lines clear to the mainland. Except for cut phone lines, Fairpoint can service me from the mainland. Metrocast must come to the island to access amplifiers and cable taps. I don't want TV, so no loss without cable.
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Though, it may be true for your island, it is a big assumption not to believe that Fairpoint doesn't have SLICs on other islands, where they have run out of cable pairs to the mainland. SLICs do require local power on the island, but have (small) backup batteries.