[LINK] Labor commits to $4.5b high-speed Internet network

[Jan Whitaker]

At 09:41 AM 26/03/2007, Stewart Fist wrote:

>There was even a political movement which aimed to put a sort-of U-shaped
>duct system under footpaths, to carry storm-water, pipes, wires etc. Then
>all the authorities would need to do was to lift paving slabs to get access.

This is exactly how my street cabling is installed. There is a slab 
for access (that breaks by large trucks parked on it occasionally, 
leaving a gaping hole in the footpath that isn't a footpath because 
they saved money by not putting them on my side of the street). All 
services are underground - phone, gas, water, electric. I don't know 
what the conduits themselves look like, though.

My estate has been here for probably 15 years or so. I've been here 8 
1/2 years.

Jan


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