[Cialug] Fiber Optics Network Maps...

[Dave Hala Jr]

There's fiber running down 18th avenue on your side of the street
iirc...


On Wed, 2010-07-21 at 13:58 -0500, Tim Champion wrote:
> 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%
>         > > 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
>         > > W: runneals.com
>         > > W: wipperman-runneals.com
>         > >
>         > > Please consider your environmental responsibility before
>         > printing this
>         > > e-mail.
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