Frontier Communications Reminds Consumers to Call Before You Dig
10 August 2016 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Calling 8-1-1 lets you know what’s
below
In the days before August 11, National Call Before You Dig Day,
Frontier Communications is reminding consumers to call 8-1-1 prior
to any digging projects. The 8-1-1 phone number, used in all 50
states and the District of Columbia, provides homeowners with a
free service that identifies and safely marks underground utilities
to avoid accidental outages and the disruption of critical
services.
By calling 8-1-1 three days before digging, homeowners and
contractors will be connected to an organization that notifies the
appropriate utility companies of the plans to dig. Professional
locators are then sent to the requested digging site to mark the
approximate locations of underground lines with flags, spray paint
or both.
John Lass, Executive Vice President, Field Operations for
Frontier, notes that striking a single underground line can lead to
injuries, repair costs, fines and inconvenient outages. For
example, “A fiber-optic cable is made up of ultra-thin strands of
glass or plastic; one cable can have as few as two strands or as
many as several hundred. Each strand is capable of carrying
something like 25,000 telephone calls, so an entire fiber-optic
cable can easily carry several million calls.”
Utility depth is not guaranteed, which means lines could be just
a few inches or several feet under the surface. Lass notes, “The
depth of utility lines can vary due to erosion, previous digging
projects, and uneven surfaces. Utility lines need to be properly
marked because even when digging only a few inches, the risk of
striking an underground utility line still exists. Simply calling
8-1-1 three days in advance of digging means you can proceed safely
and legally.”
For more information, visit http://call811.com/
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation, a Fortune 500 and S&P
500 company, is a leader in providing communications services to
urban, suburban and rural communities in 29 states. Frontier offers
a variety of services to residential customers over its fiber-optic
and copper networks, including video, high-speed
internet, advanced voice and Frontier Secure digital
protection solutions. Frontier Business Edge offers
communications solutions to small, medium and enterprise
businesses. Frontier's approximately 30,000 employees are based
entirely in the United States. More information about Frontier
is available at www.frontier.com.
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