Re: [NANOG] Roport on internet business

[Richard Bennett <richard () bennett com>]

Maybe we need to pass some laws that ban copper wire outdoors.

On 12/23/2009 4:22 PM, Jared Mauch wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2009, at 6:11 PM, Richard Bennett wrote:
>
>    
> > The authors are pretty well convinced that the demand for more wireless spectrum will be handled by spectral efficiency 
> > improvements and deployment of more towers, they stress the importance of replacing copper with fiber and microwave in the 
> > middle mile, and don't think the telcos are doing the right things.
> >      
> I know, watching my local incumbent they are not replacing damaged copper with fiber.  I think they must have warehouses of it 
> someplace.  I can't imagine that it is good to replace buried copper w/copper during the wintertime.  If you're out 
> doing it, might as well *actually* install fiber in the conduit.
>
> (Unless it's about unions/job protection for the copper guys).
>
> - Jared (not saying unions are bad, but when you operate two assets and have a different union for each, it can limit 
> your potential significantly).