Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom

[Nikos Mouat <nikm () ixa net>]

If you're suggesting that Qwest is the only carrier using railroad right
of ways I suggest you take a closer look at those little orange posts
running along the side of train tracks.. I've seen MCI, Worldcom, AT&T,
sprint and others running along the same tracks from Seattle to
Portland.

nm

On Wed, 16 Jul 1997, Scott Landman wrote:

> If fibers being cut is the culprit here, does going with a supplier like
> Qwest make sense because their fibers are running down railroad right of
> ways and, therefore, should be less succeptible to a backhoe digging where
> it shouldn't be?  Or are you looking at other, more secure mediums for the
> bulk of your traffic?