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Nathan Stratton wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Scott Yoneyama wrote: > > I think the fiber Williams Co. has in the ground (most of the old > WilTel > network) is much safer then fiber laid next to tracks. If people see > a sign that says "Fiber cable, do not dig" or "High pressure gas line, > do > not dig" the latter gets much more attention. Last time I talked to > someone as Williams they were saying they never have had a cut along > the > gas pipeline. > > Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. > Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 > > WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 > --------------------------------- > -------------------------------------- > "No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his > great strength. - Psalm 33:16 You're right. I forgot about the decomissioned pipelines. Although, you'd be surprised how stupid some of these morons with backhoes are! I remember a major MCI cut along their west coast route a few years ago that took out the entire northwest for 8 hours. The guy was 600 yards away from where his permit allowed him to dig. He stopped when he cut the fiber and shut his hoe down. When they got out there, they found that he was digging right next to train tracks, was inches from cutting a high voltage power line that surely would have killed him, and was also fairly close to a gas line. The moral: Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy! -- Scott Yoneyama Director Starcom (206) 448-4034 (206) 448-4485 fax [email protected] "The only way between Canada and the U.S. and all points along the way"
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