[193326] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fiber Costs [Was: Re: SoCal FIOS outage(?) / static IP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Tue Jan 10 19:20:41 2017
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From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
In-Reply-To: <CABa+6OA-e=PJ6FpWNO98YePZfrRO7AyPnvWnS7qwiA3+wgS0VA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:20:35 -0500
To: Fletcher Kittredge <fkittred@gwi.net>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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> On Jan 10, 2017, at 10:21 AM, Fletcher Kittredge <fkittred@gwi.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> Numbers for building fiber optic systems are out there if you do the
> research. Joining the FTTH Council is a good start. One thing to =
recognise
> is that the numbers vary widely based on what is being built and where =
it
> is being built. There are large regional, technology, and product
> variations. Verizon has economies of scale few can match.
>=20
> Having said that, some of the numbers listed are unrecognizably low.
Labor can vary quite widely based on project, distance and environment. =
What is $5/foot in a rural location can be $150 or more in an urban =
environment. It=E2=80=99s not uncommon to see pricing around $12/foot =
before engineering and other permitting work.=20
If you=E2=80=99re in an environment that has favorable permitting =
process and can work with an existing insured contractor, $5/foot is =
attainable. You are still up against 600-800 feet per day in favorable =
soil, which can easily turn to 200 should there be a rock or complex =
utility work involved.
I=E2=80=99ll say depending on your project, you can start with the =
big-dreamer communities out there, or you go the other way and talk to =
folks that are doing it on the ground in your local area. I=E2=80=99ve =
talked to people about pole attach as well as underground. You can see =
costs as low as 10k per mile on poles, but that=E2=80=99s the really low =
end.
All numbers I=E2=80=99ve mentioned are for Michigan in the communities =
around my home as well as outlying areas. If you=E2=80=99re around my =
area and want to talk costs and the projects, a private e-mail is =
welcome.
If you=E2=80=99re in Maine, that granite rock is really tough, the =
hemlocks rot and fall more often than the birch, etc. Those risks make =
the situation tougher, and the population north of Bangor/Orono really =
thins out, but at least the speed limit is higher on 95 now. :-)
- Jared
