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There are many common fiber routes that all the carriers are in. Worldcom has much of it's fiber along or in pipelines. >---------- >From: Nikos Mouat[SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 1997 7:18 PM >To: Scott Landman >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom > > >If you're suggesting that Qwest is the only carrier using railroad right >of ways I suggest you take a closer look at those little orange posts >running along the side of train tracks.. I've seen MCI, Worldcom, AT&T, >sprint and others running along the same tracks from Seattle to >Portland. > >nm > >On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Scott Landman wrote: > >> If fibers being cut is the culprit here, does going with a supplier like >> Qwest make sense because their fibers are running down railroad right of >> ways and, therefore, should be less succeptible to a backhoe digging >where >> it shouldn't be? Or are you looking at other, more secure mediums for >the >> bulk of your traffic? > >
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