– Fibre optic and electricity.

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What has my fibre optic internet (transmits using light frequency) have to do with electricity ? Hydro good out miles/kms away – not affecting our household, yet my internet goes out, why?

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One end of a fiber connection is converting an electrical signal into light, and the other end converts it back into electricity. If a hub or server essential to your internet connection goes dark due to the power going out, there goes your internet as well.

I feel like internet infrastructure being only powered by a hydro dam is very odd and bad design, but what do I know about your local area.

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