In exchange, Fishel gave the city one duct for its exclusive use through the system. The conduit system has room for 11 providers, not including the city of Dublin s duct, which can potentially connect multiple municipal facilities with city schools, public libraries and intelligent highway systems. Service providers will lease duct space. Because this is the first of its kind, we re in true entrepreneurial waters here. Along with installing the conduit, DubLink is in charge of selling the service to providers as well as to Dublin businesses to tie into the system.
Early interest is strong from both sides.
Seven providers have shown interest, and one business, Air Touch, decided to stay in Dublin for its expansion because of DubLink. It s better planned and managed. Save the roads Constant digging for cable TV and telecom providers is a concern for municipalities and an inconvenience to the public. Cities around the country are dealing with the increased request for permits and continual destruction of streets and sidewalks. In 1998, Washington, D.C., alone processed 15,000 permits for requests to install underground lines.