At 8:40 PM -0800 1/4/05, John Willkie wrote: >I've been telling people for more than 10 years that any argument that uses >the term "dark fiber" is a non-sequitur, that there is no dark fiber. There >certainly is no dark fiber in front of homes. Hmmm. So exactly what is Southern Bell doing with the fiber that terminates on the pole in front of my house? It is NOT connected to ANYTHING; it has been there for more than two years. Our neighborhood is still using copper lines attached to the pole, with underground runs to the house. I think you are dead wrong on this one. There is TONS of dark fiber in the ground. The telcos can put in a cable with 100 fibers and light one, then amortize the entire investment. Regards Craig http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/dark_fiber.html dark fiber Last modified: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 Dark fiber refers to unused fiber-optic cable. Often times companies lay more lines than what's needed in order to curb costs of having to do it again and again. The dark strands can be leased to individuals or other companies who want to establish optical connections among their own locations. In this case, the fiber is neither controlled by nor connected to the phone company. Instead, the company or individual provides the necessary components to make it functional. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.