[Cialug] Fiber Optics Network Maps...

[Tim Champion]

Just out of curiosity, what range of money are we talking about to put in
fiber to a given location? I suppose it all depends on distance and
"obstacles", but would that be $5,000? $10,000, $50,000?

Tim Champion
timchampion at gmail.com


On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>wrote:

>
> There are different parts of Qwest. If you look at the paint on the ground
> when they do locates the local part of Qwest is labeled as QLN for Qwest
> Local Network.
>
> As far as fiber to your home, if you cover the cost, we'll put it wherever
> you want :-)
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> > -----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_In
> > terstate_Fiber_Utility_Whitepaper_021010.pdf - not in place yet...
> > > http://www.icn.state.ia.us/aboutus/images/FIBER%20(generalized)%20%<http://www.icn.state.ia.us/aboutus/images/FIBER%20%28generalized%29%20%>
> > > 20LEASED_CONNECTIONS.pdf - ICN
> > >
> > http://www.iowanetworkservices.com/resources/20/iowa_statewide_fiber_m
> > > ap.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
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> > >
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