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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 7:09 +0800 21/8/07, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>> Moving on from FTTN and FTTH, we get Fibre via the Sewer ...
> 
> aka brown fibre
<snip>
> More seriously, I saw mention recently of someone being in negotiation 
> with Vic Railways to use their long strips of land to carry fibre.
> 

I think it is the use of the railway's fibre, not just the land.

"Broadband technology is providing these solutions and teachers and students are
not wasting time by having to wait for a computer to download information.
Earlier this year the New South Wales Government was able to provide a broadband
connection to Muswellbrook High School by connecting into the fibre optic cable
running alongside our rail lines. We ran similar pilots in nine schools
throughout the State and the result was that Internet download times were up to
20 times faster. For example, at one school, data that previously took 20
minutes to download now takes only about one minute?an extraordinary increase in
capacity. Now that Muswellbrook High School is connected to broadband through
our State-owned cable, it is investigating Internet video streaming in the
classroom, which will be a great facility."
<http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/HansArt.nsf/448b6decbe0283adca2571e1001663bb/ca256d11000bd3aaca256c45002ac782!OpenDocument>

"Fibre Optic Network - EOI. 15. 2.6.5 Other regional rail corridors, including
to the State borders. Map 7 shows all the regional rail corridors in Victoria. ..."
<http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/doielect.nsf/2a6bd98dee287482ca256915001cff0c/9c8996bbf33a4c994a256a7000189fe1/$FILE/Fibre%20Optic%20EOI%20-%20%20Regional%20Fast%20Rail%2020%20Jun.pdf>

Marghanita
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