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From: "Masataka Ohta" <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
My point is that a conduit capable of storing additional 10 guage copper can, instead, store 10 guage fiber.
Or, if you assume a conduit without any extra space, upgrading to PON is also impossible.
Sure. My install will be greenfield, down to new conduit, so I may have different contstraints than other planners. I will, in fact, be over-sizing the conduit as well, and I'll offer space leasing to potential providers who want to go that far as well. But, since conduit space will be a much more limited quantity, it will cost quite a bit more to do it that way, even before you blow the fiber, than to lease my L1 or L2 services to the subs. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274