has anyone come by documents containing some statistics regarding leading
causes for cuts in fiber, power, cable lines?
I seem to remember one which included % cuts due to equipment failure,
maintenance, weather, rodents, boring, car accidents, etc.
but alas, I cannot find it in my archives.
On an amusing note:
http://blog.level3.com/level-3-network/the-10-most-bizarre-and-annoying-causes-of-fiber-cuts/
thanks!
also amusing:
http://blog.lafayetteprofiber.com/2008/06/nutria-ratsand-fiber.html
http://news.techeye.net/internet/internet-attacked-by-bears#.TnZXk5rhOv8.reddit
but I'm looking for something slightly more efficacious than anecdotal.
off-list replies (and, why not, some of them are really funny) anecdotes
are welcome.
Here's one I came across from Southern Telecom that seems to give some hard
numbers on incidents they've experienced with their fibre lines being
severed.
Hope this is useful for your needs.