This an exception to that rule.

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> On Feb 9, 2019, at 1:46 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>  
> so is it safe to now assume "the first one with fiber" does not necessarily 
> still win?
>  
> obviously ATT got there first so i guess they won....
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Colin Stanners
> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville
> 
> Microfiber works for cheaper/faster/temporary runs or as you said on private, 
> controlled property. 
> 
>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019, 12:24 PM Bill Prince <[email protected] wrote:
>> 
>> I think microfiber can work it is for the end-user hookup, and (probably) 
>> entirely on their property. However, for a main line, or even a trunk, it 
>> sounds like it's maybe just a bit too cheap.
>> 
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>> bp
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>> 
>> 
>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 10:15 AM Matt Hoppes 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I thought the whole issue of 2” deep was brought up when it started and was 
>>> determined and said to be a non issue. 
>>> 
>>> Either because no one would bother it or they would just rerun. 
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 9, 2019, at 12:27 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> So here's why Google Fiber failed.
>>>> 
>>>> 1.  Microtrenches were done as little as 2" in some areas.  When roads got 
>>>> resurfaced, they ate up Google Fiber.  Additionally, you could go down a 
>>>> road and see foam coming up in some areas.  Google Fiber contractors were 
>>>> not what I'd call first rate.  They were being pressured by the local 
>>>> project manager to get things completed fast.  Anyone in construction 
>>>> knows that means quality can go to shit.
>>>> 2.  Anytime a permit was pulled for Google Fiber microtrenching, AT&T 
>>>> owned the poles, so they deployed fiber within 2 weeks of a permit.  The 
>>>> work usually didn't commence for a month and by that time, AT&T had went 
>>>> through and signed up a bunch of customers.  So Google Fiber take rate was 
>>>> not very high as AT&T built faster than them.  AT&T project managers were 
>>>> given an "unlimited" budget to beat Google Fiber on every project.  
>>>> Spectrum would also upgrade those same areas to latest DOCSIS technology 
>>>> to deploy gigabit speeds as well.
>>>> 3.  Lots of promises and not a lot delivered.  They know the plant does 
>>>> not have a long term life and don't feel like fixing things.  So now the 
>>>> city has to deal with it for the time to come.
>>>> 
>>>> That sad part is that a lot of my friends have it where it is available to 
>>>> them.  They like it a lot and don't want to go back to AT&T/Spectrum.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 12:20 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Sure enough. But if it doesn't get USA attention, you may be doing a lot 
>>>>> of repairs. Sounds like that's what Google discovered.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> bp
>>>>> part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 9:15 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> I recently got a quote from a contractor for microtrenching.  $12/foot 
>>>>>> asphalt repair, duct and handholes included.  Cheaper than boring. 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> From: Colin Stanners
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2019 10:01 AM
>>>>>> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> From the article: The tech giant acknowledged problems in Louisville 
>>>>>> with a new method of digging shallower trenches to speed up the 
>>>>>> installation times of the fiber optic cable. Google says the problems 
>>>>>> were "disruptive to residents and caused service issues for              
>>>>>> our customers."
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sounds like they tried microtrenching and then discovered its 
>>>>>> limitations, or how little city/construction crews worry about hitting 
>>>>>> fiber when it's at pretty much street level/directly in their work area.
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 10:43 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> And an unlimited supply of money does not help.  Slow and careful on a 
>>>>>>> limited budget does work.  Many on this list can prove it. 
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> From: Bill Prince
>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2019 9:38 AM
>>>>>>> To: AFMUG
>>>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Google fiber bailing on Louisville
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> Yet another confirmation that it's not as easy as it looks.
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> https://finance.yahoo.com/news/googles-high-speed-internet-pulling-220020962.html
>>>>>>>  
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