IP: Past Telecom Achievements (?)

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

German scientists dug 50 meters down in the underground and discovered
small pieces of copper. After studying these pieces for a long time,
Germany announced that the ancient Germans 25,000 years ago had a
nation-wide telephone net.
Naturally, the Russian government was not that easily impressed.  They
ordered their own scientists to dig even deeper. 100 meters down they
found small pieces of glass and they soon announced that the ancient
Russians 35.000 years ago already had a nation-wide fiber net.
American scientists were outrageous. They dug 200 meters down in the
underground, but found absolutely nothing. They happily concluded that
the ancient Americans 55.000 years ago had cellular telephones.




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