“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US

Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by JoshTriplett on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:12PM (#13941094)

I agree entirely. If you're building a road or doing construction, why not put in conduits that allow installation or upgrades for years to come, rather than having to dig repeatedly? And if you have to re-dig an area because it doesn't have conduits, don't just bury a wire, install conduits.

This is directly the job of local government: to build infrastructure. And this wouldn't force the use of any particular service; rather, it would make it possible for many services to exist.

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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by npratini on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:56PM (#13941571)

I'm definitely on the same page - that said, a big determining factor of success is the efficiency of the local gov in question. For example, dig once already exists in San Francisco (http://sfgov.org/dt/dig-once). I've had a conversation with someone who project manages fiber installation across the city, and he mentioned it takes many months for any dig to actually happen, because every potential stakeholder has to sign off before going forward.

Again, am on the same page that dig once makes a lot of sense, but there are some practical roadblocks that could make it less desirable.

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