Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

[Peter Beckman <beckman () angryox com>]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, Leo Bicknell wrote:

> In most areas of the country you can't get a permit to build a house
> without electrical service (something solar and other off the grid people
> are fighting).  Since it is so much more cost effective to install with
> new construction, why don't we have codes requring Cat5 drops in every
> room, and fiber to the home for all new construction?

 And where does that fiber go to?  Home runs from a central point in the
 development, so any provider can hook up to any house at the street?
 Deregulation means those lines should be accessible to any company for a
 fee.  How do you give House A Verizon and House B Cox, especially if Cox
 doesn't support fiber?

 Granted, I don't do residential broadband deployments, maybe all of those
 issues are trivial, but something that needs to be considered.  Just
 because there is only one player in a certain market now doesn't mean we
 shouldn't plan now for 10 players 10 years from now in the same market.

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