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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Fiber cuts, telcos and excavators
Hal Murray sez: > > > > Why is the contractor waiting around? > <> > I thought the standard practice was to mark the limits of the area > you want to dig in with "USA" (Underground Service Alert) and then > call the USA 800 number a few days before you want to dig there. > That gives the USA people time to contact all the utilities so they > can come out and mark the area. [catching up] Often the existing service will demand their guy be on-site to observe the digging. This is usually being done by hand, and maybe even trowels, not shovels. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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