Actually, we are starting to have consistant, reasonable, success in the California market. No drop work, filters at the tap, no house work, extended work hours,and we are teaming up with Comcast to research differant ways to incorperate attenuators as we chase noise. We are in one of the "not so great" areas and have started turning nodes in a day or two with 2-3 man teams (some nodes up to 14 miles). I think one of the "tricks" is to partner with the local system folks to come up with solutions for each particular area. Good luck!!
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