It's a sad state of affairs, to say the very least.

Ten years ago, no one - and I mean no one - would contemplate splitting a block/house/PL pair on a data circuit...

I get to see this type of nonsense more and more often. In midtown Manhattan, no less, where many of the businesses we serve dish out more for a monthly rent and basic expenses than I earn in a year.

Better yet, I got questioned more than once on why I refuse to go along with such an upside-down practice...

As for the "house pairs"...I'd rather have a congested feeder box, than a bad house count. The splicers will eventually come and clear a pair in the main feed... If I need one in the house or riser...God help that unlucky customer...

"...Time moves slowly and it goes so fast..."

(Sandy Denny)