[BC] Re: BPL flaws or fiber down the gas line

[Robert Meuser]

They jump around those items. This is really a last mile means of avoiding more expensive 
construction methods.

R



On 24 May 2005 at 13:08, Al Wolfe wrote:

>      OK, so what happens when the gas company or some one else decides to 
> turn off the gas? I'd think that valves would be really hard on any fiber 
> bundles running through them. What about pressure regulators?
> 
>     Also, do gas pipes have that much reserve cross sectional area to get 
> filled up with a bunch of fiber and still work as a gas delivery system?
> 
>     Just pondering.
> 
> Al, retired mostly
> 
> 
> >>/From a link on a previous post I see the gas line used as a conduit for 
> >>fiber. The
> > /company promoting this has developed special fitting for the gas lines. 
> > The idea is to
> > save on underground construction costs. The data network itself is just a 
> > standard fiber
> > based arrangement.
> > <<
> 
> 
> 
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