Authors:

  • Thomas Wheeler

Excerpt

July 28, 2023, Opinion: "These old cables, legacies from the pre-internet dial-up telephone era, are sheathed in lead, an element found to be toxic in humans. The report tumbled telecom company stocks to record lows and started a debate about both the science and what to do about these cables, some of which date back over half a century." Read Via Brookings