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Re: IXC Fiber cut Michigan

  • From: Howard C. Berkowitz
  • Date: Sat May 15 20:49:32 1999 
>On Fri, May 14, 1999 at 12:55:13PM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote:
>> > IXC Ticket number 86537
>>
>> Any sign of Qwest contractors in the area? :-)
>
>	It was a contractor planting trees along the fiber route, who
>used an auger to cut the fiber.
>
>	This is a temporary splice, it will need to be repaired
>during a maint window, but all IXC customers affected should get
>notices.
>
>	- Jared
>
>

Is this another argument for SONET rings and against tree structuring?