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Seems hard to justify without government subsidies for rural broadband. <br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> on behalf of Dan Hollis <goemon@sasami.anime.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 25, 2019 9:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Keith Medcalf <kmedcalf@dessus.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nanog@nanog.org <Nanog@nanog.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: New Alaskan Network</font>
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<div class="PlainText">The verge is garbage. That is all.<br>
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-Dan<br>
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2019, Keith Medcalf wrote:<br>
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> Bwahahahaha!<br>
><br>
> It is internally inconsistent. Perhaps this is just shoddy reporting,<br>
> or perhaps the whole thing is just someone's idea of a wet dream.<br>
><br>
> "The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska and will travel through<br>
> Canada, connecting with Canadian carriers, where it will finally connect<br>
> with �any major hub� in the US"<br>
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> "According to the press release, only internet traffic that both<br>
> originates and terminates in the US will be carried over the network."<br>
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> Questions:<br>
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> (1) Why interconnect with Canadian Carriers at all?<br>
> (2) "Any major hub"?<br>
> (3) Only traffic originated and terminated in the US.<br>
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> Given (3) then (1) is a useless waste of money.<br>
> Given (2) it would appear that this is a "fibre to nowhere"<br>
> Given (3) it would not provide access to the Internet<br>
><br>
> -- <br>
> The fact that there's a Highway to Hell but only a Stairway to Heaven<br>
> says a lot about anticipated traffic volume.<br>
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>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Rod Beck<br>
>> Sent: Friday, 25 October, 2019 11:57<br>
>> To: Nanog@nanog.org<br>
>> Subject: New Alaskan Network<br>
>><br>
>> Unusual in that it will traverse Canada to reach the lower 48.<br>
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>><br>
>> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-">
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-</a><br>
>> cable-continental-us-100-terabit<br>
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> <<a href=""></a>https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-fiber-optic-network-<br>
>> cable-continental-us-100-terabit><br>
>> Alaska will connect to the rest of the US via a 100-terabit fiber optic<br>
>> network - The Verge <<a href=""></a>https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525866/alaska-<br>
>> fiber-optic-network-cable-continental-us-100-terabit><br>
>> MTA Fiber Holdings announced today that it would build the "first and<br>
>> only all-terrestrial" fiber optic network running from Alaska and into<br>
>> the Lower 48. The line will begin in North Pole, Alaska ...<br>
>> <a href="http://www.theverge.com">www.theverge.com</a><br>
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>> Roderick Beck<br>
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>> VP of Business Development<br>
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>> United Cable Company<br>
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>> <a href="http://www.unitedcablecompany.com">www.unitedcablecompany.com</a> <<a href="http://www.unitedcablecompany.com">http://www.unitedcablecompany.com</a>><br>
>><br>
>> New York City & Budapest<br>
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>><br>
>> rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com<br>
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>> 36-70-605-5144<br>
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