Re: Border Crossing Fiber Between USA and Mexico

[Norman Jester via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Hi! Things have changed a lot. I do remember the days of all the
microwave and laser beam border crossings. In fact
there is still an old laser facility on the land we own that was
decommissioned many years ago and was the original
landowner's property.  Kinda interesting really and fun to look at.
Its like looking at and old time gold mine, antique history.

We have government permissons and had to go through all the proper
channels to do this. We have been operating for about 10 years for our
own network and now just want to capitalize on the infrastructure in a
carrier neutral way.

On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org> wrote:
> Norman,
>
> I was involved in a couple of projects like this 20 years or so ago, both of them using microwave radio links to 
> cross the border, and ultimately the projects were killed because Telmex, the Mexican government’s telephone 
> monopoly, claim ownership of the rights to cross the border with telecommunications lines.
>
> Has that situation changed? Or do you have some kind of government permission now to exchange data across the border? 
> I was always puzzled about how Mexico ever got connected to the Internet at all with such a policy, but we were 
> blocked from doing it using frame relay over microwave. Twice!
>
> -mel via cell
>
> > On Oct 29, 2026, at 2:42 PM, Norman Jester via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> >
> > I'm the co-owner of a dark and lit fiber trunk across the border
> > between San Diego, California and Tijuana Mexico.  If anyone can hit
> > me off-list or even on list if there is interest in helping, were
> > looking to setup ways to interact with other carriers who may need the
> > crossing. We're open to ideas on how to further monetize the circuits
> > beyond its current service usage. We have a ton of strands and a pop
> > on both sides with last mile capabilities.
> > Just seeking ideas or help with this overall.
> >
> > Norman
> > Global Exchange Telecom
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