I can add that a lot of cities in the Silicon Valley area do now require having a handful of companies together before they let you dig a trench. I'd imagine this trend will spread as people in metropolitan areas get tired of having their streets dug up every few months. craig
-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]On Behalf Of Wayne Bouchard Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 1:28 PM To: William Allen Simpson Cc: Sean Donelan; nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: The Backhoe Summit
I've come to the conclusion that a lot of these problems could be avoided with a bit of enforced cooperation. Recent ordinances require competing cell providers to licence or share existing towers before new tower permits are allowed. We don't allow multiple rows of telephone poles in the same easement. Why do we allow unconstrained underground work? The rampant "competition" just isn't tenable.
Well, one little issue here.. if everyone shared the same path, that means the backhoes can do more damage with one swing. Yeah, the frequency may be offset by better records, but the impact of each one will be much greater. Its a no-win situation.
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