Oliver Jones wrote:
I've deleted the email I was going to respond to... damn. Anyway, regarding LLU, the PDF pointed to makes a good point. Really people should be trying to get access to the ground so they can lay fibre.
There is some sort of ruling in NY that makes it compulsory for all utility companies to co-operate on all ditch digging activities. If one company wants to lay a cable all other companies must also lay cable in the same ditch. If they don't they can't dig up the same part of the street for some long period of time. I believe this bylaw was put in place because NY city residents were complaining bitterly about the near constant road works and such due to cable/telecoms companies.
There has been a lot of discussion about that recently within the ISP community ("Unbundling the Holes"). The PDF specifically mentions it at one point saying that it should be considered for the future, but there is little industry experience with the technique. Personally I Think that this scheme would work best if done by a Local Council first. (Someone want to tell the HCC about it?)