1) That was almost fifty years ago, and anecdotal. 2) The phone system wasn't a research project funded by the USA. Apples != Oranges. 3) The climate is not particularly conducive to longevity metallic structures. 4) The observatory has been underfunded for decades.
On 14 Dec 2020, Todesco wrote (in article <rr87o7$ki$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me):
There are several problems with the above, but the main one is very simple. The facility was physically located in Puerto Rico, true enough... but it was run by the University of Central Florida and was owned by the National Science Foundation. Those two institutions, not Puerto Rico, were responsible for operating and maintaining it. Puerto Rico would have had zero say, or responsibility. Analogy: the Kennedy Space Center is in Florida, but is run by NASA with some USSF involvement thanks to Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, both inherited from the USAF. Florida has not a bloody thing to do with running or maintaining it. TIt?s the same with other major astronomy and space facilities.
On 14 Dec 2020, Scott Lurndal wrote (in article <CXNBH.25022$ snipped-for-privacy@fx33.iad):
And Puerto Rico isn?t responsible for the funding, the National Science Foundation and the University of Central Florida are.
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