You guys kinda missed the point. Wasn't saying it's not do able just, is it necessary. Is it necessary to send a guy out, resplice a drop, retest and document everything to save a few hundreths of a db? And unless you're a splicing contractor I guess you never really see how much re-work is involved when some guy in an office drops the spec to .12db/splice just so they can say their company requires a tighter spec than RUS (because there is absolutely no technical reason for it......). Most of the time these spans are under 5000ft. You can hold the fibers close together and get service on...Anyway, thanks for the replies.
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