Re: [External] Fiber aggregators and such

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

>  I think there is
> a very careful attitude around making sure not just anyone can get
> this information, especially after the Nashville bombing on Christmas
> Day 2020.

Keeping fiber location info close to the vest is nothing new. I'm not now
sure why/how you feel like this connects to the Nashville incident.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM Hunter Fuller via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 11:23 AM Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net> wrote:
> > With all the $ being spent expanding fiber in the last mile, I’ve got a
> theory that a lot of new and diverse fiber routes are being built between
> locations.
> > There’s a few places I know that roll up some of this information, but
> I’m wondering if there’s anyone rolling this all up either publicly or
> privately.
>
>
> Jared,
>
> In the North Alabama area, you are certainly correct. And as a
> well-known central entity in that region, we have sort of
> unintentionally become one of the arbiters of this subject. So of
> course internally we are aggregating all the information.
>
> The problem is that, at least half the time I learn of this
> information, either the other entities aren't willing to disclose the
> real details, or they disclose the details to me but it's expected
> that I not share them outside of my own organization. I think there is
> a very careful attitude around making sure not just anyone can get
> this information, especially after the Nashville bombing on Christmas
> Day 2020.
>
> Maybe there could be a public aggregator of those who aggregate the
> information privately...?? Not sure what the answer is here.
>
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