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So today I noticed this at every curb in my subdivision. This was done this morning. It looks like the markings I have seen right before crews run cabling to each home. We currently have Time Warner Cable and Verizon for POTS (I should say we had Verizon).
I doubt this is Verizon FIOS but could ATT be extending there reach to South Durham? Can they do this if they were not the telco serving the area? I am not clear on how the regulations work... but maybe ATT can market service anywhere in the Raleigh-Durham area...
Yeah I know Verizon is PLANNING on selling -- this is still pending regulatory approval. I don't expect anything from them or the new entity ... but was curious if ATT was stepping up their game in the area.
I would think they mark the location of existing utilities before running anything new.... Anyway just wishful thinking. Will keep the board posted on what i learn.
Utility companies have standards for color codes when they "locate" buried facilities. Communications cable is orange, power is red, natural gas is yellow, water is blue, sewer is green, etc.
So as previously posted ... don't light a match there
ATT (uverse) isn't FTTH. It's FTTN (Neighborhood). Then copper to the home. Much cheaper to deploy (I think I read somewhere that the cost for Verizon to run FIOS is something insane like $1,000 per install).
ATT (uverse) isn't FTTH. It's FTTN (Neighborhood). Then copper to the home. Much cheaper to deploy (I think I read somewhere that the cost for Verizon to run FIOS is something insane like $1,000 per install).
AT&T does deploy FTTC/FTTN (Fiber To The Curb / Fiber To The Neighborhood) with a version of VDSL2 for the copper twisted pair drop to the home. The key to supporting the bandwidth is the relatively short copper drop over traditional DSL that requires much longer copper loops.
Vz made the decision to go with the more expensive fiber to the home architecture for two main reasons:
-"Future proof" outside plant
- Lowered maintenance costs as the outside equipment is passive hence fewer expensive truck rolls to repair.
I saw today that after the sale to Frontier, VzT will have FiOS to approximately 67% of their remaining residential base. Lucky folks.
mediaboy - you're welcome !
Frank
Last edited by frankpc; 05-15-2009 at 02:26 PM..
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