What happens when fiber breaks? [telecom]

The "Baby Bells" are rushing toward an all-fiber infrastructure at lightspeed, but IMNSHO they seem unable - or unwilling - to consider the long-term costs.

The fiber-based infrastructure that is so seductive to experts looking for quick fixes and easy money has a downside that nobody is talking about - it's brittle.

Fargo, North Dakota may seem insignificant, but wait until a tugboat drags its anchor alone the East river in New York - or an oil trunk catches fire in one of the tunnels - and then watch the "experts" run for cover and point fingers at anyone else.

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FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) Phone and internet services were impacted by a damaged CenturyLink fiber cable on Friday.

The loss of services even put a damper on many travel plans at Hector International Airport.

The Valley News team explains how airlines had to resort to some non-technological ways.

Contractors were hard at work on a city project off 19th Avenue North and Broadway when they hit a CenturyLink fiber cable causing a loss of many services.

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