New minimum speed for US broadband connections

Tue Jun 1 10:10:17 UTC 2021

On 6/1/21 9:56 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:
> For something "future-proof" you have to run fiber. Rural fiber would 
> cost $5 - $10/ft. That's $26k - $52k per mile.
> Most rural roads around here have 2 - 3 houses per mile. I'm sure the 
> more rural you go, the less you have.
> That's one hell of an install cost per home passed.

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Unless I missed something, back-of-a-napkin calculations say:

on the low side:

$26000 / 2.5 = $10400

$50/month charge to the rural customer gives $125

$10400 / $125 = 84 months or 7 years.

On the high side: 14 years.

scott

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