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[โ€“] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Probably splicing fiber optic or coaxial lines. Coax you might be able to do on a lift, but they need literal microscopes to splice fiber so they have to do it in the van.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

They dont need to, but its highly convenient