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Fortune Metal Inc.Cable Mining Program

Asset Recovery Through Utilities Extraction

Engineering Team

Central Office Team Cable Removal Team

Trimming & Splicing Team

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Engineering Team

Our Engineers will sweep through your network to identify and prioritize cables for extraction

Once cables are identified, our team will prepare work order packages, consisting of full size prints and manhole details

The package is now handed off to our central office team to audit cables

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Central Office Teams

Our central office teams are responsible for auditing both the MDF and CXF. If the audit reveals any working services, a list will be provided for redesign

Once cables have been cleared of any existing working services, all modules are removed and the package is now handed off to our trimming crew

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Trimming Crews

The trimming crew will recheck the MDF and CXF and walk each cable run and locate all manholes.

The outside crew will move through the manhole system trimming and removing splices. In addition, they will also identify and can repair any air pressure leaks.

After the trimming is completed, the package is then handed off to the extraction crew

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Trimming Crews (cont.)

No cable is cut without first completing our 5 step method:

(1) Check for cable tag and duct location

(2) Verify sheath tone from central office

(3) Establish talk pair with splicer in the central office

(4) Short and ground additional cable pairs within the splice

(5) Probe each group with a T-Bug checking for battery

Once this process is complete, the cable can be trimmed and clearly identified for the extraction

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Extraction Team

The lead person on the extraction crew will walk the cable run and located all manholes. The crew moves from manhole to manhole removing cables utilizing an MCV. During the extraction process, mule tape and or subduct can be pulled through the conduit.

Once all cable and material has been removed, the extracted footage is recorded and all material is transported to a Fortune facility

Extraction process utilizing an MCV

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Benefits Of The Program

Asset Recovery ($$) for extracted cable and central office equipment

Reduced Tax Burden

Updated Engineering Records with manhole details

Reduction in future construction costs– Available duct space

Maintenance expense savings through the reduction of air pressure alarms

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Program Summary

Over the past six years, we have removed over 16 million feet of cable. We have also removed cable and equipment from over 300 central offices across the country

– During this time, Fortune has paid telecommunication companies approx $50 million in scrap value for the material removed.

– In most cases, the value of the material recovered exceeds the cost of the removal process, resulting in a revenue generating program

Our team has the ability to provide services for all, or part, of your outside plant asset recovery program