Page 3 - Tennessee 811 Magazine 2017 Issue 4

from the desk of
Willial II “Bill” Iurner
017 proved tn be another landmark year Yes, our llekel
vnlumz eannnnes to incrczui‘, and our m2mbI2r~}1lp IS
gmwlng alungslde lllese mcoxd volumes. The large fibnx

plcneels have not dlmppnlntnd: belele, they wele eoneennaleal on

eleslgnnled nleas, but new they am unsung all aleas of the slnle.

All indlCatlon~ are that lllese pnneels wlll extend Into Z018 wlll.

ssvsral lnlnelleals of miles of fiber laellllaes bung imtalled

Our cls elepamnenl llas maele llemenaleus emnls In lmpmvlng

our palm nelellessang data. Forty-eight (48) counties have been

eolnpleleel whlcli enables a better look up and mum ellaelenl

(lune sax/|ng~) llckel taking pmeess. Tlns also ls mom elnelenl
for our lemme portal users when enlenng Lhelr locale requesb. Thh, along wlll. the lntlodutlmn
of Blng lnapplng, ls giving our agenls and euslolnels mam us-eml leols in ploeesslng neeulale
lucallon reqnesls. Our (315 depnnmenl eenllnnes lo woxk on lmprovmg Ihi~ data and hopes to
add an additlonal zo (ountles In 2013.
Tennessee 811 IS proud to lnlnxlnee our new moblle app and new Puamvs Response syslem (PR5)
The mobllc app ls nvallnble as a [me duwnload from Apples App SIDYE and wlll soon be avallable
for Andmld alevlees Lhrough Cnogle Play. we encourage you to download the app to enlel leeale
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[would Ilkn: ln lakt: Lhls opportunity to W|S1'1 all of mu madexs and paztnnn a loyful and happy
holiday semen As we finlsll up with 2017, we anxleusly awan what 2013 has |n store for damage
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BesICuvllvlllll1lmIiuvI, Educ/ztiutl and Nanfirrmun Scrvlrc
fu fnrllifafe Dlzmnge Pl'cv('rmun to unaergmami lllilmes.
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