Running fiber in the sewers can lead to many very expensive problems for homeowners. This is so because some municipalities consider the lateral sewer line running from the main sewer line in the street to the homeowners' house the responsibility of the homeowner. If the lateral should get blocked in any way, it is the homeowners' responsibility to fix and/or replace it. Assuming the costs associated with digging a 30 foot long, 15 foot deep trench from the homeowner's property line to tie into the city sewer system can easily cost US $10,000.00 - $15,000.00. This is not usually covered by homeowners' insurance. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Holstein [mailto:michael.holstein@csuohio.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 8:34 AM To: Curtis Maurand Cc: NANOG list Subject: Re: FTTH Active vs Passive
I'd look more to what they're doing in Rochester, NY: http://rocwiki.org/Sewer_Fiber_Optic_Network Run it in the sewers. The sewer system runs to every building and household in the municipality. No need to re-trench anything.
Ahh .. the TISP : http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html Regards, Michael Holstein Cleveland State University