13 Apr
                
                    2009
                
            
            
                13 Apr
                
                '09
                
            
            
            
        
    
                5:13 p.m.
            
        On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
I guess the next generation fiber networks will need to be installed with tunnel boring machines and just not surface anywhere except the endpoints :) After all, undersea cables get along just fine without convenient access along their length...
Boat anchors and earthquakes do a pretty effective job of cutting submarine cables. jms