I recently got a quote from a contractor for microtrenching.  $12/foot asphalt 
repair, duct and handholes included.  Cheaper than boring.  

From: Colin Stanners 
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2019 10:01 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville

>From the article: The tech giant acknowledged problems in Louisville with a 
>new method of digging shallower trenches to speed up the installation times of 
>the fiber optic cable. Google says the problems were "disruptive to residents 
>and caused service issues for our customers."


Sounds like they tried microtrenching and then discovered its limitations, or 
how little city/construction crews worry about hitting fiber when it's at 
pretty much street level/directly in their work area.


On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 10:43 AM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

  And an unlimited supply of money does not help.  Slow and careful on a 
limited budget does work.  Many on this list can prove it.  

  From: Bill Prince 
  Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2019 9:38 AM
  To: AFMUG 
  Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville


  Yet another confirmation that it's not as easy as it looks.

  
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/googles-high-speed-internet-pulling-220020962.html


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