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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Well, gentlemen, you have to ask for the fiber maps and have them placed in the contract as an exhibit.<BR>
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Most of the large commercial banks are doing it. It's doable, but it does require effort.<BR>
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And again, sorry for the dislaimer. It should be gone tomorrow.<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
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- Roderick.<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: owner-nanog@merit.edu on behalf of Sean Donelan<BR>
Sent: Sun 1/21/2007 8:13 PM<BR>
To: nanog@merit.edu<BR>
Subject: RE: Undersea fiber cut after Taiwan earthquake - PCCW / Singtel / KT e tc connectivity disrupted<BR>
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<BR>
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, Rod Beck wrote:<BR>
> Unfortunately it is news to the decision makers, the buyers of network<BR>
> capacity at many of the major IP backbones. Indeed, the Atlantic route<BR>
> has problems quite similar to the Pacific.<BR>
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If this is news to them, perhaps its time to get new decision makers and<BR>
buyers of network capacity at major IP backbones :-)<BR>
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Unfotunately people have to learn the same lessons over and over again.<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.atis.org/ndai/">http://www.atis.org/ndai/</A><BR>
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"End-to-end multi-carrier circuit diversity assurance currently cannot<BR>
be conducted in a scalable manner. The cost and level of manual effort<BR>
required demonstrated that an ongoing program for end-to-end<BR>
multi-carrier circuit diversity assurance cannot currently be widely<BR>
offered."<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.atis.org/PRESS/pressreleases2006/031506.htm">http://www.atis.org/PRESS/pressreleases2006/031506.htm</A><BR>
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"The NDAI report confirmed our suspicions that diversity assurance is<BR>
not for the meek," Malphrus added. "It is expensive and requires<BR>
commitment by the customer to work closely with carriers in performing<BR>
due diligence. Until the problem is solved, circuit route diversity<BR>
should not be promoted as a general customer best practice."<BR>
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