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.



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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com

Midwest-IX
http://www.midwest-ix.com


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.
Most rural roads around here have 2 - 3 houses per mile. I'm sure the more rural you go, the less you have.
That's one hell of an install cost per home passed.

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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