Re: fiber cut 19 May/PM -> 20 May/AM in Ashburn, VA (lawnmower?!)

[Dan Armstrong <dan () beanfield com>]

Forgive me, but

Isn't Sonet usually deployed in a ring?  Why the heck would a fiber this 
important not be? 


Sean Donelan wrote:

> On Thu, 20 May 2004, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:
>  
>
> > in the immediate area.  Outage was likely off the radar because despite
> > the big concentration of connectivity in the affected area, the natural
> > cost disadvantage of the ILEC meant that few circuits of consequence
> > were riding that fiber.
> >    
>
> It also affected 9-1-1 service in Ashburn and was reported through
> the normal channels.  Unfortunately, the FCC no longer makes the outage
> reports available on its web site.
>
> Stuff happens, stuff has always happened, stuff will continue to happen.
>
>