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The film moves between a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel and a remote Alaskan community where hopes for the benefits promised by the arrival of an internet connection exist alongside fears of the ill-effects of the online world.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Unlike railroad tracks and fiber-optic cables, which can last for decades, computer chips, which power data centers, quickly become obsolete.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The late 1990s buildout of fiber-optic networks, in which companies spent billions to pull dark fiber across continents and under oceans, saw borrowers like WorldCom, Global Crossing, and others go under.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Thus, The Pitt had to figure out how to show its awake fiber-optic intubation without having access to real-life-patient footage, something Sachs says is either too low quality to read on TV or protected by privacy laws.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Unlike railroad tracks and fiber-optic cables, which can last for decades, computer chips, which power data centers, quickly become obsolete.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The late 1990s buildout of fiber-optic networks, in which companies spent billions to pull dark fiber across continents and under oceans, saw borrowers like WorldCom, Global Crossing, and others go under.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Thus, The Pitt had to figure out how to show its awake fiber-optic intubation without having access to real-life-patient footage, something Sachs says is either too low quality to read on TV or protected by privacy laws.
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Fiber-optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiber-optic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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