Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

Mon Feb 4 18:08:50 UTC 2013

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Petach" <mpetach at netflight.com>

> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Leo Bicknell <bicknell at ufp.org> wrote:
> > True, but I think it means we've bound the problem. It appears to
> > take $1400-$4500 to deploy fiber to the home in urban and suburban
> > areas, depending on all the fun local factors that effect costs.
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> I'd gladly pay $5000 NRC to get fiber to my house. I only wish it
> were that simple. :( Heck, if they wanted longer-term ROI, I'd pay
> $5000 NRC and $200 MRC for a fiber connection to my house, if
> only there were someone who could provide it. I suspect the real
> costs are much higher, and that's why there's nobody willing to do
> it for that cheap.

No, Matt; in a sufficiently dense deployment, it appears you can actually
get it done for that money, based on actual deployment results.

If my project pans out, I'll give it to you for less than that. :-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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