[14132] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: The Year of the Backhoe Continues...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Mon Dec 1 12:38:34 1997
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 12:11:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@robotics.net>
To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
cc: NANOG <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <m0xcZ4E-0007zWC@rip.psg.com>
On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Randy Bush wrote:
> do people really think that the relative fiber cut rate is any higher than
> in the past? there's a bit more fiber, hence the term 'relative'. but i
> suspect that the predominant factor is that new victims have a better means
> of broadcasting their displeasure.
Yes, just look at worldcom stats, they went almost 3 years without a cut,
and now have had 4 major cuts in a short time. Part of this is because
their own people are cutting the fiber when they are working on the
expansion.
-Nathan
