Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : SDLI - JDSU transition -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Baton who wrote (679)	3/12/2001 1:10:03 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 3294

For all that fiber, though, many of the dozens of new networks in the U.S. remain only partly complete, and fewer than 10% of office buildings have direct fiber links. So even cash-constrained carriers will keep buying fiber. As devalued as their assets are today, these companies would be worth even less to investors or potential buyers if their networks were missing key routes. Metromedia Fiber Network, for example, has committed itself to build networks in 51 North American cities. So far it has systems in only 18. . . . fiber analysis firm KMI expects U.S. companies to install another 44.3 million kilometers of fiber in 2001, up 24% from 2000. . . . Good article. Pat