Re: BOOM! there goes WorldCom

["Peter E. Giza" <giza () adsmart net>]

Scott Yoneyama wrote:
> Nathan Stratton wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Scott Yoneyama wrote:
> >
> > I think the fiber Williams Co. has in the ground (most of the old
> > WilTel
> > network) is much safer then fiber laid next to tracks. If people see
> > a sign that says "Fiber cable, do not dig" or "High pressure gas line,
> > do
> > not dig" the latter gets much more attention. Last time I talked to
> > someone as Williams they were saying they never have had a cut along
> > the
> > gas pipeline.
> >
> > Nathan Stratton                                President, NetRail,Inc.
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> > great strength.                                        - Psalm 33:16
>
>   You're right.  I forgot about the decomissioned pipelines.  Although,
> you'd be surprised how stupid some of these morons with backhoes are!  I
> remember a major MCI cut along their west coast route a few years ago
> that took out the entire northwest for 8 hours.  The guy was 600 yards
> away from where his permit allowed him to dig.  He stopped when he cut
> the fiber and shut his hoe down.  When they got out there, they found
> that he was digging right next to train tracks, was inches from cutting
> a high voltage power line that surely would have killed him, and was
> also fairly close to a gas line.
>
> The moral: Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy!
>
> --
> Scott Yoneyama
> Director
> Starcom
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Speaking of Wiltel, 1998 marks the end of their non-competition
agreement with WorldComm.  Wiltels' Martin intends on using more
of their "lazy assets" to become a player in a big way once again
in the carrier market.

-pete