Activity 3.3.

1 Utilities
Kurtis Nguyen, Omavuare Dekpe

Telecommunications

History
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Smoke signals and drums

1790s, the first fixed semaphore systems emerged in Europe
1830s: Telegram
1876: Alexander Graham Bell Patent
"apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically",

Sources/ Providers
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Verizon
AT&T
Sprint
Etc.

Transmission
Definition: "Any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings,
images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other
electromagnetic systems."
Modern devices rely upon radio and electromagnetic waves to communicate
between one another. These waves are picked-up by cell towers, radio antenna,
and satellites where it is then pinged out to its intended destination.

Methods of Measuring usage

Erlangs - Is a functional programming language that Helps
telecommunication network designers understand traffic patterns
within their voice networks.

Typical Sizing Requirements

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5000 sq ft. must be at least 10 x 8 in size

A TR serving are larger than 8000 sq ft. and less than or equal to 10,000 must be 10
x 11 in size.
A minimum of four 4 inch vertical riser conduits or sleeves are required between TR
s

Noblesville

Connection Requirements
- Underground service connections to the street property line of each platted lot
shall be installed at the developers expense.
- At the discretion of the Planning Commission, the requirement for service
connections to each lot may be waived in the case of adjoining lots to be
retained in single ownership and intended to be developed for the same
primary use

Above/ Below Ground

- All newly installed utility facilities, including but not limited to gas, electric
power, telephone, and CATV cables, shall be located underground wherever
possible.
- Whenever existing utility facilities are located above ground, except when
existing on public roads and rights-of-way, they shall be removed and placed
underground.

Required spacing between utility lines

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0 to 600 = 24 inches
601 to 50,000 = 30 inches
50,001 and above = 42 inches

Required Location of service connection

- These buildings are usually built on an open land where it isnt near any
houses or busy roads

Permit Requirements
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, planning permission is required for the
carrying out on land of any development. Development is defined as the "carrying out of
building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under the land, or the
making of any material change in the use of any buildings or other land".

Works cited
- Smartphones.wonderhowto.com
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/semaphore.html
- http://searchtelecom.techtarget.
com/definition/telecommunications