why does it take a few seconds for street reporters to hear what anchors ask?

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We have instantaneous video communication (FaceTime, Zoom, etc.) so why can’t news channels use different, existing technology to communicate instantaneously?

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They use sattelites thousands of kilometers above our heads. It introduces a big delay.

Even when you use a wireless technology (wifi, 5g), it is itself connected to a wire, then to an optical fiber. And that’s a lot faster.

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