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Table 2 Distribution of cause of cable cut against the cost of repairing each cable cut

From: Using machine learning techniques to predict the cost of repairing hard failures in underground fiber optics networks

Cause of cut

Total cuts

Cost of repair ($)

Road expansion

1447

3800

Road construction

796

3800

Private developer

626

4200

Cable defect

50

4400

Water pipe laying

567

3000

Rodent chewing

27

4400

Dig ups

497

2900

Railway const. works

101

3000