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		ashwinaj 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast a... 1. Chattanooga, TN isn't exactly "rural" 2. How large is each "diagnostic medical image"? I can't imagine this being in the order of TB `a. An existing 5G/LTE or satellite internet is perfectly serviceable for even GBs of medical images b. Let's assume the images are in the order of TBs, does this justify spending billions for one person (or tens) in a "rural" area?`

devoutsalsa 7 months ago [–]

(I accidentally replied to the parent comment, reposting here)

A single high-resolution pathology slide can be 20 GB. A busy pathologist can read up to 300 slides per day. That's 6 TB a day to download.

If you're next question is why would a busy pathologist live in a rural area, I have no idea.

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