@jim I know Qwest runs fiber along UP rail lines... we have one going though our town, so you could find a farm close to a UP line... basically when your looking for farms, go around the perimeter (usually by the road) they have warning signs posted, warning of underground fiber... I think I have seen that they run them along rural roads (or that could have been purely telephone)... We all know that the companies (Qwest, Mediacom, Verizon, Windstream, INS, etc) all keep the best maps for them selves... Good luck!! Links are below of maps:<br>
<br><a href="http://www.iowatelecom.net/images/itc-connect-map.pdf">http://www.iowatelecom.net/images/itc-connect-map.pdf</a> - Iowa Telecom (windstream)<br><a href="http://www.fiberutilities.com/documents/FG_Press_Release_An_Interstate_Fiber_Utility_Whitepaper_021010.pdf">http://www.fiberutilities.com/documents/FG_Press_Release_An_Interstate_Fiber_Utility_Whitepaper_021010.pdf</a> - not in place yet...<br>
<a href="http://www.icn.state.ia.us/aboutus/images/FIBER%20(generalized)%20%20LEASED_CONNECTIONS.pdf">http://www.icn.state.ia.us/aboutus/images/FIBER%20(generalized)%20%20LEASED_CONNECTIONS.pdf</a> - ICN<br><a href="http://www.iowanetworkservices.com/resources/20/iowa_statewide_fiber_map.jpg">http://www.iowanetworkservices.com/resources/20/iowa_statewide_fiber_map.jpg</a> - INS<br>
<br><a href="http://www.broadband.gov/maps/availability.htm">http://www.broadband.gov/maps/availability.htm</a> - check this too... I'm REALLY surprised about Iowa, since most of the land is rural...<br><br>I have asked Windstream (Iowa telecom merger) if they have a detailed map of their connections in Iowa... I'm surprised there isn't a better one for the public...<br>
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