Or it saves the company from having to splice the fiber in a phone closet when an end breaks off. Just move over to another dark fiber in the same bundle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> > > 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.