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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.

WSimpson@UMich.edu

This has been very visible in DC; the PhiberPholks have had every ingress route torn up multiple times, making our (already 2nd worst in US) traffic far less tolerable. Mayor saw the issue on his radar, declared a moritorium and made lots of noises about requiring cooperation al-la Richmond. If such is now happening; I've not seen mention of it. The carriers all claimed they could not tell their competition where they were headed for, and I suspect no one will willing to buy space in advance they'd not want for 6+ months. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433