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Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections
From: Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 17:59:05 -0500 (CDT)
On just the installation. You'd also need to factor in all of the other monthly costs in supporting that customer, including the cost of funds. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest-IX http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <surfer () mauigateway com> To: nanog () nanog org Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 5:10:17 AM Subject: Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections 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. <blockquote> Most rural roads around here have 2 - 3 houses per mile. I'm sure the more rural you go, the less you have. </blockquote> <blockquote> That's one hell of an install cost per home passed. </blockquote> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Raymond Burkholder (Jun 01)
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- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections james.cutler () consultant com (Jun 01)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (Jun 01)
- RE: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Chris Adams (IT) (Jun 01)
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- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections scott (Jun 01)
- Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections Mike Hammett (Jun 01)
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