On just the installation. You'd also need to factor in all of the other monthly costs in supporting that customer, including the cost of funds. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest-IX http://www.midwest-ix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <surfer@mauigateway.com> To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 5:10:17 AM Subject: Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections On 6/1/21 9:56 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: For something "future-proof" you have to run fiber. Rural fiber would cost $5 - $10/ft. That's $26k - $52k per mile. <blockquote> Most rural roads around here have 2 - 3 houses per mile. I'm sure the more rural you go, the less you have. </blockquote> <blockquote> That's one hell of an install cost per home passed. </blockquote> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless I missed something, back-of-a-napkin calculations say: on the low side: $26000 / 2.5 = $10400 $50/month charge to the rural customer gives $125 $10400 / $125 = 84 months or 7 years. On the high side: 14 years. scott