[Leica] IMG: Service Life

[Don Dory]

One more reason T can pay what is approaching a 7% dividend.  Rental income
from thousands of poles has to amount to a sizable revenue.  Plus 5G units
on poles for the higher frequencies.

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 12:37 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Like humans, utility poles also have a service life.  This subdivision
> was first opened in the mid-fifties, so this pole has seen approximately
> 65 years of service. Though recent years have seen bucket truck access
> become the standard, the early years saw a lot of climbing with spikes.
> The surface of the pole bears witness to this fact.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210930-DSCF3279-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> The markings on the replacement pole, installed alongside the old one so
> the cables can be moved piecemeal, tell me that the poles are owned by
> AT&T, though they carry telephone, cable TV, fiber optic and power
> cables. They also support transformers serving each home.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210930-DSCF3276-Enhanced.JPG.html
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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