That is cheap for rural construction. I did a job that was $60K per home served. Half of that was BLM archaeological compliance.
From: Paul Stewart Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 8:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 1G fiber for $60 ... if you get $85M govt grant I don’t understand … $4700 per home served isn’t completely out of line depending on local geographics…. Am I missing something? (other than the government funding private business discussion etc) From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] 1G fiber for $60 ... if you get $85M govt grant Am I doing the math wrong? $85M govt grant, service area is 18K homes and businesses, isn't that $4700 per home passed? So isn't it wonderful that people can get this service for $720/year, if the govt pays 9 times that for the construction. http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/06/10gbps-internet-for-400-a-month-can-be-yours-if-you-move-to-vermont/ Then we have to hear all the time that the only reason everyone can’t get this speed at this price is because ISPs are greedy.
