May
24
Allied Fiber Begins Building National Dark Fiber Ring – 11,548 miles of dark fiber goodness
“The incumbents have control and have made it quite clear they re not willing to make any significant capital investments in rural areas and are selling off rural assets,” Newby told me. The network is being built using rights of way owned by Norfolk Southern Railway — and first phase construction connecting New York, Chicago and Ashburn, Virginia — will cost $140 million and will be finished by the end of the year. Phase two will connect Atlanta and Miami and cost $180 million, while phase three will connect Chicago and Seattle at a cost of as much as $350 million. 
A company by the name of Allied Fiber today announced they have begun construction on a nationwide “neutral” dark fiber and co-location network. The network, which according to the company’s website will be constructed in five phases, will ultimately cover some 11,548 miles. The company’s aggressive plan targets data centers, rural ISPs, wireless companies and long-haul network providers as potential customers. Most interesting perhaps is the company’s focus on the “little guy” — or at least those outfits that have trouble navigating the tollways controlled by AT&T and Verizon:
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