[151629] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Muni Fiber
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leo Bicknell)
Tue Mar 27 12:55:42 2012
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:54:57 -0700
From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ufp.org>
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In a message written on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:47:10PM -0400, Jared Mauch =
wrote:
> I would like to see part of any road reconstruction projects the requirem=
ent to install conduit or other fiber optic cabling. This would cause most=
areas to organically receive this upgrade along the way. I'm not actually=
opposed to the current incumbent having access to it or realizing the lowe=
r cost in conjunction with another project. What I do take issue with is w=
inter time construction of cabling that is not fiber, even if part of servi=
ce restoration. Extending the reach at that time can only provide value lo=
ng-term. I'm not seeing the incumbents making those decisions.
I could get behind road construction, at least in urban/surburan
areas. For rural I think pole attachment is likely better all
around.
That said, what I'm more baffled about is that FTTH is not standard
in greenfield housing developments. Even in FIOS territory many
developers install copper (as the developer installs it, not Verizon).
I've seen at least one story of Verizon retrofitting with FIOS a
neighborhood that hasn't been finished yet, and ripping out copper
that was never used in the first place!
Updating building codes and requirements is a slow process, so now is
the time to start. FTTH when digging for water, power, gas lines,
cable, and phone is dirt cheap.
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Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440
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