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Scott Yoneyama wrote: > > 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" Speaking of Wiltel, 1998 marks the end of their non-competition agreement with WorldComm. Wiltels' Martin intends on using more of their "lazy assets" to become a player in a big way once again in the carrier market. -pete
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