backhoe training is a success

Sometimes FCC filings can be hilarious. FCC Outage Report 99-149 July 30, 1999, Lamesa, TX A contractor was providing backhoe training to his employees on his property in Lamesa, TX. The contractor told his employees that no utilities existed in the practice area and instructed them to exercise their backhoe skills. The employees began digging and subsequently severed an AT&T cable that crossed the contractor's property. There was no One-Call notification to AT&T, however there were marker poles posted on the property and were clearly visible. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation