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To: Tom Aellis who wrote (1526)	2/24/1998 5:41:00 PM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) of 12623

<< U.S. Fiber infrastructure is presently at 80PCT capacity and while at 70K per mile to plant new Fiber WDM products are by far more cost effective >> I have seen estimates of $125-625 million per 125 miles for laying new fiber. That's about $1-5 million/mile. There are lot's of variables of course including whether or not you have to dig up the ground, etc. That can add a lot of cost. At the time of the article I am referencing (May 29, 1997 IBD New America page) it said that CIEN's solution ranged from $500,000-$1,500,000 per 125 miles. In many instances it is over 100x cheaper to install CIEN's WDM than to lay new fiber.

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