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2014 Summit Special Preview

BROADBAND COMMUNITIES is the leading source of information on digital and broadband technologies for buildings and communities. Our editorial aims to accelerate the deployment of Fiber-To-The-Home and Fiber-To-The-Premises.

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48 FUN FIBER FACTS: Gordon Caverly Pegs His Landing I f you have been in the telecom business for a long time, you have learned enough not to kill yourself. Well, for some of us, it takes a little longer. After my four years in the Navy, a Vietnam tour and passing my UDT PT test, I opted to get out and go to college to expand my knowledge from Sonar Technician into electronics technology. Upon graduation 3½ years later, I was hired directly into the engineering department (engineer trainee) for the Michigan Bell Telephone Company in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. As a new engineer, I had to learn telecom design in the copper world for 26, 24, 22 and 19 gauge cables, followed by digital transmission systems using the powerful Anaconda system for 8 line multiplexing, and fnally, state-of-the- art SLC-96 systems. We used AML (Additional Main Line) for single unit lines into homes and business for second line voice circuits. Now, given that this was my frst outside plant job, I was excited to prove my worth. Back in those days, as a new rookie and young engineer – at that time the youngest engineer in the company in the state of Michigan – I was looked down on from the old Salts with 20-30 years of experience. Tey all wondered what the hell this company was coming too. Te young bucks have arrived! My frst outside plant job was to extend a 26 gauge self-support cable (BKTS-25) down a new subdivision road extension to meet the held order demands for several new homes under construction. I engineered the job, got it past my supervisors and it was issued to the feld for construction. I made sure I was available to go out and supervise my project. After all, I was the engineer and no one knew the project better than me. On that beautiful day, I drove to that Above: Gordon Caverly is always smiling at the Summit. You will, too. At the Summit, Gordon advises how to fnance fber without outside help. Register Now www.bbcmag.com BBC_SummitPromo_Feb14.indd 48 2/12/14 5:54 PM

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