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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Depending on existing services and the area
the depth according to ITU ranges from 60cm (then concreted in Hard Rock) to
1.5m in loose soil.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>If someone wants to sabotage he will do
it, even at 10m ..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Unfortunately we are target of an
average of more than 5 acts of sabotage a week .. The positive side of this is
that we have learned to fix the cable in a very short time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>People who do this are costing EVERYBODY
money, not only the operator …<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Kai<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Harry Hare<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 11, 2009
10:18<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] Sabotage
suspected in <st1:place w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place> fiber outage</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Hello all,<br>
<br>
I have noticed some of the optical fibre cable being buried around <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nairobi</st1:place></st1:City> is less than 4
feet under, is there a standard depth that providers should adhere to. Having
the cable too shallow could give saboteurs something to do and have serious
ramifications on everything that depends on these networks....Lets learn from
stories like these – deep cables and secure manholes, at least.<br>
<br>
Harry<br>
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
Sabotage suspected in <st1:place w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place> fiber
outage<br>
By Paul Boutin<br>
The Industry Standard<br>
<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">SAN FRANCISCO</st1:place></st1:City>
(04/09/2009) - Forget Twitter downtime. This is serious: Around 2 A.M. local
time on Thursday, a fiber optic cable running ten feet beneath a <st1:place
w:st="on">Silicon Valley</st1:place> roadway was damaged, possibly as
deliberate sabotage. A surprising number of services ranging from broadband
Internet to mobile phones, were knocked out. Repairs are still in progress,
with no schedule for completion.<br>
<br>
The cable is owned by AT&T but leased to Verizon.<br>
<br>
The San Jose Mercury News reports:<br>
<br>
It appears somebody opened a manhole in <st1:place w:st="on">South San Jose</st1:place>,
climbed down 8 to 10 feet and cut four or five fiber-optic cables.<br>
<br>
The outage is affecting cell phones, land lines and Internet access for Verizon
customers in <st1:City w:st="on">Morgan Hill</st1:City>, <st1:City w:st="on">Gilroy</st1:City>,
San Martin and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santa Cruz</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
"Verizon is completely down; other carriers are intermittent at
best," said a spokesman for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Santa
Clara</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
There is no timetable for the service to return.<br>
<br>
Service is also affected in <st1:place w:st="on">South San Jose</st1:place>
around <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Monterey Road</st1:address></st1:Street>
and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Bailey Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>.<br>
<br>
ATM machines may also be affected.<br>
<br>
Police say they believe the line was deliberately cut, as were several other
cables in the area.<br>
<br>
Why would someone sabotage a vital telecommunications link? The Merc alludes to
a union contract with AT&T that expired last weekend, but no formal
accusations have been made.<br>
<br>
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