Re: [SLUG] OT: 2-30Mb fiber from Verizon

From: Chad Perrin (perrin@apotheon.com)
Date: Fri Jul 23 2004 - 22:36:53 EDT


wchast@utilpart.com wrote:

> As someone pointed out they are the phone provider of preference in
> many areas and I suspect that in order to meet 911 issues they have
> to keep a source of local loop on the end of that fibre so the phone
> will work even though there is no power. I can just see the buzzards
> (read low life bottom feeders) circling if there is a problem and the
> UPS fails.
>

Ah, yes. Now that makes sense.
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