On Fri, 21 May 2004 00:33:10 -0400 (EDT) Sean Donelan wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2004, Dan Armstrong wrote: > > Forgive me, but > > > > Isn't Sonet usually deployed in a ring? Why the heck would a fiber this > > important not be? > > You are making assumptions.
I will echo this. In sworn testimony in Maine PUC Docket 2002-243 (Dark Fiber Docket), Verizon's expert witness stated that 90% of Verizon's Sonet rings in Maine were at least partially collapsed. I have a vague recollection that he also stated that the engineering standards in Maine did not differ from other states... so your mileage may not vary. regards, fletcher