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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: So why don't US citizens get this?
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:48:49PM -0500, Jorge Amodio wrote: > > And I would reckon that laying fibre along existing utility poles to > > reach 200 homes would cost far less than laying fibre in a concrete high > > rise appartment building to reach 200 appartments. > > > > Problem is not laying fiber between poles, the last mile has been always > the show killer. > > 200 local loops + terminating equipment surely will cost more than 1 local > loop + terminating equipment. As it happens, we're looking into replacing about 30 HDSL4 T-1s with fiber. The copper loop charge, per T1, is about $180 a month or so. The fiber loop charge, *per T1* is about $150. Plus a $30 a month cross-connect charge. I love tariffs, don't you? Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [email protected] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Josef Stalin)
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