[sdw2003] 1st Annual SandCHI Tech Social - +FTTH

[John Oliver]

On Thu, Nov 05, 2009 at 01:43:49AM -0800, SDtechguy wrote:
> ATT ran fiber down my street, in Mission Bay Park, around 9 years ago. When
> I walk out my door, look across the street, I can see ATT's green sheet
> metal monument. The fiber is under concrete on the other side of the street,
> salesman said to get to my house, it would be copper from fiber. I heard, a
> while back, Fiber TTH is in use in Encinitas area. I guess the better
> abbreviation is FTTC, fiber to the curb. Meaning, the last leg is copper.
> Salesman did not say when ATT would light up dark fiber on my street.

Back in about '97, they (AT&T?) ran fiber right up to houses in Mira
Mesa.  As I recall, that project was abandoned.  I don't know if anyone
ever did anything with that plant, or if all of that dark unused fiber
is still there.

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