RE: Pac Rim Cable Damage Defies Repair [was: AFP article on Taiwan cable repair effort]

["Frank Bulk" <frnkblk () iname com>]

This article paints a rather dismal picture:

Despite optimistic estimates that it would take only three weeks
to repair the massive damage done to what are now said to be 
eight submarine cables by the Dec. 26, 2006, magnitude-6.7 
earthquake near Taiwan, reports today indicate that not one of 
the cables is back in service.
http://www.telecomweb.com/tnd/21168.html 

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of
Marshall Eubanks
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:33 PM
To: Robert E. Seastrom
Cc: Joel Jaeggli; Jim Segrave; Bill Woodcock; nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: AFP article on Taiwan cable repair effort


Furlongs per fortnight.

On Jan 16, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Robert E. Seastrom wrote:

> Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com> writes:
>
> > > Is it just me or is this article a migraine inducing mix of  
> > > metric and
> > > English measures?
> >
> > you're lucky they also didn't use nautical miles and fathoms (1.829
> > meters in si units)...
>
> Leagues...  mustn't forget leagues.
>
>                                         ---rob