[newsjunkie]

They won't install broadcast fibre, but they'll go for broadband installation as you certainly won't rely on any count centre infrastructure. In most cases it's public sector or an educational establishment. The ports you need will no doubt be blocked, and there's often no point trying to get them opened as IT policy will get in the way.

The cost of installing a 512mb line, full fibre, on a 12 month business contract (and the cost of paying a full year) is much less than a sat truck and sat time. Not to mention the fact trucks can be hard to get hold of on busy periods.

Know the right staff at the centre and you can use the network cabling in the venue to patch your way around to make life easier and less need for cable traps.

Throw on a decent network switch and you've enough connectivity for:
1x Live U feed up to 10Mbs but the same unit can also bring talkback and return vision
1x Ethernet for reporter's laptop
1x Ethernet for a Comrex / Luci Live for those centres also on radio.

You don't even need the most high-spec Live-U, just one with two sims as backup will do the trick and you've got redundancy.

Obviously if it's a big count, you'd look at an SNG, but even with the smaller installations, you can do multi-cameras with an ATEM switcher.

Some BBC Nations have been using that process for many years now.

I would be very surprised if anybody is installing their own broadband lines.

For crucial counts they will use SNG (or sat supplied IP).
For everything else they will use count provided wifi or bonded cellular. Most councils will be working with the media to provide ample wifi so they can get a decent quality feed out.

News budgets have been squeezed hugely since 2019 and all will be keen to save money where they can.