Increase in Texas Natural Events Points to Need for Underground Wiring, Panelists Say

The number of 100-degree days has almost doubled in the past 40 years and may double in the next decade.

Increase in Texas Natural Events Points to Need for Underground Wiring, Panelists Say
Photo of Bob Stovall, vice president of Merit Network

CRYSTAL CITY, Va., October 14, 2022 – Because of the increasing risk of natural weather events like floods, building underground conduits is a more effective strategy than stringing aerial fiber from poles, a technologist argued at a Thursday panel on pole attachments.

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