The ultimate folly is that there are no plans to
string the fiber optic cables of Australia's US$ 40 billion National Broadband Network through the Pilbara — even though the Pilbara is easily the region of Australia that would most benefit from it.
Finally, in the late spring of last year, the
cable - laying vessel Dependable began
stringing 560 miles of
fiber -
optic line from Pacific City, Oregon, to Hydrate Ridge and Axial Seamount.