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Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom
From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs () bifrost seastrom com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:48:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com> Steam, rats, tunnel fires, steam system explosions, and water main breaks take out lots of fiber in NYC -- probably more that backhoe fade takes out elsewhere. However, backhoe fade itself (though not unheard of) is much rarer, largely because the conduits are deep and the streets are so jam packed that if you make a mistake about where you are it will be obvious Very Very Quickly. Smithsonian Magazine had a fascinating article a few years back about the infrastructure jockeys who plan and install new stuff under the streets of Manhattan. "Jam-packed" might qualify for the understatement of the year award -- there is a lot of stuff down there, including lots (most?) which is incorrectly documented or not documented at all. Worth taking the time to look up if you're the kind of person who geeks out over that sort of thing. ---Rob
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- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Dorian R. Kim (Jul 16)
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- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Eric Wieling (Jul 17)
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- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Perry E. Metzger (Jul 17)
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- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Paul Trotter (Jul 18)
- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Perry E. Metzger (Jul 18)
- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom Robert E. Seastrom (Jul 18)
- Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom David Schiffrin (Jul 18)
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