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 jra@baylink.com 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)