[Infowarrior] - Level 3: The 10 Most Bizarre and Annoying Causes of Fiber Cuts

[Richard Forno]

The 10 Most Bizarre and Annoying Causes of Fiber Cuts

August 4, 2011 By Fred Lawler 98 Comments
When asked to name one of the great things about our network, I have to say it’s our fiber footprint.  With over 57,000 miles of intercity and 27,000 miles of metro fiber, our footprint is a grand design of both buried and aerial paths.  It makes us unique, but with that also comes one of the worst things about our network, and that is the different types of damage we see to our fiber plant.  From errant excavators to crazed squirrels, there are so many different ways to wreak havoc on our network, it boggles the imagination!

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