The “backbone” of the dark fiber project is a northern loop, southern loop and east/west connector. Legs extend from this backbone to targeted areas that will be added on a continual basis based upon demand. The backbone for ValpoNetTM offers two loops around the community offering redundancy to data flows. Customers can take diverse paths on the loop or through alternative service providers. Through ValpoNetTM, subscribers now have the option of lighting the fiber themselves, typically at lower cost than installing their own fiber, or through the assistance of an ISP using transport technologies or protocols that make the best sense for their communication needs. We currently have 4 community cross connect points designed to help ValpoNetTM customers tie in to the rest of the world. They are simply off ramps from the Valparaiso system to the rest of the world.