Has anyone else noticed a trend of some network operators that previously 
offered street-level detailed maps, not only upon request, but also posted 
publicly have started to only provide them upon quotes? 


Not even the popular online mapping services have current-enough-to-be-useful 
maps. 


The claim is that it's proprietary. A) It wasn't before and B) No it isn't. 
Everything you've ever done is a FOIA request or 811 design ticket away. 


I'm not sure how this helps the companies. It certainly makes it harder for me 
trying to piece networks together when they won't tell me where they are until 
I give them A and Z locations. If it's too hard for me to figure out where you 
are, you just plain won't get the sale. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
http://www.ics-il.com 

Midwest-IX 
http://www.midwest-ix.com 

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