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To: ftth who wrote (1596)	12/27/2000 8:48:20 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

re: where do they dig these clowns up? Search me. The following really got me: "He says the cost of laying fiber, which can run carriers $300,000 to $700,000 per mile ... Projecting $100,000 for budgetary purposes is even pushing it for most builds. Maybe they meant through war-torn neighborhoods due to the cost of armored vehicle rentals, or $30,000 to $70,000 on regular routes. The latter are closer to figures I've seen on actual builds. C'mon Lightreading, you've done better than that ...