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Fiber Optic Business
Continuity
Fiber optic business
continuity is heading into new ground according to a recent article.
More and more, projects to install fiber optic lines are now being
funded by tax dollars rather than private industry.
Fiber optic business
continuity – very cost effective
And it's very cost
effective due to all those companies that laid fiber and went
belly-up, leaving just the last-mile connection to be made in many
cases. The work in Washington, DC is even more efficient, since
they're routing the last-mile fiber through existing conduits to
connect about 400 government buildings.
Fiber optic business
continuity – main drivers
One Omaha-based
organization has a contract with the District to help build a $93
million fiber-optic network intended to improve emergency
communications and provide top-notch Internet connections to
schools, libraries and hospitals.
Two main drivers are
economic development in rural areas, and 9/11 induced security
concerns in cities like DC. Then there's the hanging question of
whether the industry will take the initiative again - they say yes,
but apparently the real answer is "it depends" - on pending
legislation.
The government's
appetite for fiber has been surging of late. The combination of
security concerns since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the
allure of digital technology and the falling cost of building
networks has created a market awash in government work.
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