From: "Jared Mauch" <jared@puck.nether.net>
To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog@ics-il.net>
Cc: "Rod Beck" <rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com>, nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:38:11 AM
Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:25 AM, Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net> wrote:
>
> It's cheaper to build 2x, 3x, 4x the aerial plant than to build 1x the underground plant.
>
> The actual cost per foot is more like 10x difference, but there are right of way, maintenance, etc. costs to factor in as well.
>
Labor is something in 8x but the permit/engineering cost is usually the same per foot, but the make-ready on poles can make underground competitive or more like 1.5x when you fully bake the costs. Really depends on pole distances and quality. O&M long-term is lower on underground vs aerial.
- Jared
To: "Mike Hammett" <nanog@ics-il.net>
Cc: "Rod Beck" <rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com>, nanog@nanog.org
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:38:11 AM
Subject: Re: Texas internet connectivity declining due to blackouts
> On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:25 AM, Mike Hammett <nanog@ics-il.net> wrote:
>
> It's cheaper to build 2x, 3x, 4x the aerial plant than to build 1x the underground plant.
>
> The actual cost per foot is more like 10x difference, but there are right of way, maintenance, etc. costs to factor in as well.
>
Labor is something in 8x but the permit/engineering cost is usually the same per foot, but the make-ready on poles can make underground competitive or more like 1.5x when you fully bake the costs. Really depends on pole distances and quality. O&M long-term is lower on underground vs aerial.
- Jared