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


From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 13:37:47 -0700


On 6/6/22 12:00 PM, Christopher Morrow wrote:
is gatekeeping what users MIGHT do, and/or deciding based on corner cases helpful to this discussion? (this isn't meant as a note directly to dorn, just a convenient place to interject)

Aside from planning based on a formula like Jason Livingood's plan... OR based on build/deploy/upgrade costs into pricing.
most of the rest of the conversation here sounds like gatekeeping:
  "Well, who needs that anyway?"


One takeaway for me on this thread is that once you've installed fiber the difference in cost between 1G and 100M is not very big if at all. That makes a good case for just doing it for future proofing.

Mike


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