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An "aerie" is defined in Webster's as a highly placed eagle's nest and that's precisely the image founders of Denver-based Aerie Networks want to intimidate their competition.
Aerie Networks is laying plans to build and operate 20,000 miles of mass-produced broadband networks to 194 cities. When it's complete in three years, Aerie claims it will have 8.9 million miles of fiber - more than any other single network.
Construction will start this summer.
Aerie already has acquired 14,958 miles of fights of way from 12 natural gas, oil and liquid petroleum pipeline companies and communications companies. Investors include BP Amoco, Buckeye Partners, LP, CMS Energy Corporation, Explorer Pipeline company, Kinder Morgan, Marathon Ashland PipeLine LLC, Sempra Communications and others.
"We've gotten 15,000 miles for no cash," said...