[Cialug] Fiber Optics Network Maps...

[murraymckee at wellsfargo.com]

When a cell phone tower was installed near my house they were going to use fiber.  It was a Sprint tower and Sprint had a fiber line on the other side of the road, but they decided it was easier to use a microwave relay to another tower that already had fiber to it than install about 100 yards of fiber to their own line.  The official reason was it was too difficult to get a permit to push a pipe under the road.  I don't know if that was the real reason or not.  There were two more fibers on my side of the road, but they belonged to competing companies. 

So, I've got 4 fiber conduits running in front of my house, there is one on the power line as well, and I can't get a connection better than 22K on dialup unless you go to a satellite connection.

Murray McKee
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-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Matt Breitbach
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:35 PM
To: 'Central Iowa Linux Users Group'
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Fiber Optics Network Maps...

Well, it kinda is.  Tapping that connection isn't as easy as sticking a
splice in and running it into your house.  You need a repeater, a router,
some good switching equipment, and a building to put it all in.  My guess is
that the subscription rate in your area didn't justify the cash outlay.

 
-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf
Of Dave Hala Jr
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:27 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Fiber Optics Network Maps...

Is that really feasible? When I lived in town there was Qwest fiber in
the ground in the alley 3 ft from the edge of my house. That means it
was barely 4ft from my computer... Could I get a fiber to my house? No.
In fact, Qwest thought my even asking was amusing.

:) Dave

On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 12:33 -0500, David Runneals wrote:
> @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:
> 
> http://www.iowatelecom.net/images/itc-connect-map.pdf - Iowa Telecom
> (windstream)
>
http://www.fiberutilities.com/documents/FG_Press_Release_An_Interstate_Fiber
_Utility_Whitepaper_021010.pdf - not in place yet...
> http://www.icn.state.ia.us/aboutus/images/FIBER%20(generalized)%20%
> 20LEASED_CONNECTIONS.pdf - ICN
>
http://www.iowanetworkservices.com/resources/20/iowa_statewide_fiber_map.jpg
- INS
> 
> http://www.broadband.gov/maps/availability.htm - check this too... I'm
> REALLY surprised about Iowa, since most of the land is rural...
> 
> 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...
> 
> 
> David Runneals
> E: david at runneals.com
> W: runneals.com
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> 
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