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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by PaulHoule on Thursday March 23, 2017 @01:45PM (#13942118)
Roads regularly get resurfaced in places that are already well-established, so it's not just a "new construction" thing.
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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by iamatworknow on Thursday March 23, 2017 @02:31PM (#13942663)
Resurfacing, especially in rural areas, is exactly that -- the existing road is scored and then paved over. There's not enough room there to insert a conduit without actually digging a channel.

I'm not saying that work shouldn't be done, but it wouldn't be a case of just throwing down a pipe during normal resurfacing work.

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Re:“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US by samstave on Thursday March 23, 2017 @03:01PM (#13943019)
wouldnt the equiv be that resurfacing==upgrading optics/lincards... you dont need to replace the actual fiber.
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