[106443] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: So why don't US citizens get this?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Mon Jul 28 17:26:52 2008
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:21:37 -0400
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <202705b0807281048l3f9bd7b6l928e5bb0bafab5fb@mail.gmail.com>
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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
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