system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How can we talk on a cellphone to anyone in the world and hear a response instantly, yet news stations have that awkward delay, when usually the reporters are fairly close to the station?
gpt
Because they're using satellites, and you're using a cell network. So, why don't they use something like a cell network?

Well, have you ever had a dropped call on your phone? Of course you have. It's annoying. But for a live television interview, they really want to avoid that. So, they get dedicated satellite time for it. Unless something really major happens, that connection isn't going to be interrupted. They would rather pay more money and deal with the lag than run the risk of the interview not happening when they've scheduled it for.