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Re: Fiber cut in SF area


From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:13:56 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, Dorn Hetzel wrote:

I guess the next generation fiber networks will need to be installed with
tunnel boring machines and just not surface anywhere except the endpoints
:) After all, undersea cables get along just fine without convenient access along their length...

Boat anchors and earthquakes do a pretty effective job of cutting submarine cables.

jms


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