Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

[scott <surfer () mauigateway com>]

> Mike Hammett wrote:
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>     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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> *From: *"scott" <surfer () mauigateway com>
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> Unless I missed something, back-of-a-napkin calculations say:
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> on the low side:
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> $26000 / 2.5 = $10400
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> $50/month charge to the rural customer gives $125
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> $10400 / $125 = 84 months or 7 years.
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> On the high side: 14 years.
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Mike Hammett wrote:


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.

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Ok, charge them a bit more per month.  That's why I used a low figure 
like $50/month.


scott