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Re: FCC proposes higher speed goals (100/20 Mbps) for USF providers


From: Aaron Wendel <aaron () wholesaleinternet net>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 13:20:36 -0500


On 5/24/2022 9:57 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
If the government is going to fund anything at all anymore, it needs to be fiber all the way to the home which is built and managed in a way that any provider can use it.   This probably means a single strand from each home to some concentration point no more than 10km from the home and then a backbone/middle mile supporting several carriers from that point.   The position of this concentration point to be determined by the density in the area.

In an ideal world, yes, this is exactly how it would work although there would be some logistical issues.

If you sit in these hearings the various government entities hold and listen to Charter's "Government Affairs Representative" then that is absolutely not true and coax is the wave of the future.


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