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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: MCI WorldCom fiber cut - Syracuse, NY
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Derek J. Balling wrote: > I think this is just a factor of human beings. People are more cautious > about hitting gas or electric (hitting a gas or underground electric line > will ruin your day for the rest of your rapidly-shortening life). If you > hit a telephone line with your backhoe... oh, what, you mean there's people > affected by that all over the country? Yep, that is why you don't see cut's along the old wiltel (now Worldcom) network. If you see a sign saying "High pressure natural gas" you do not dig, if you see a sign saying "Fiber cable" you dig carefully. I must admit, I have done some backhoe work and I dig carefully next to fiber, but don't get near utilities. :-( ><> Nathan Stratton Tricetel Consulting http://www.tricetel.net [email protected] http://www.robotics.net [email protected]
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