[colug-432] Comcast and connectivity alternatives

[tom]

On 02/13/2014 09:43 AM, Jeff Frontz wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Rob Funk <rfunk at funknet.net 
> <mailto:rfunk at funknet.net>> wrote:
>
>     Are there any options for internet connections around here other than
>     Time-Warner, AT&T, or (if you're lucky) WoW?
>
>
> How close are you to your local CO?  Over the years, I've toyed with 
> forming a neighborhood "ISP" and getting a fiber pulled from our CO 
> (less than a mile away). At some point in time, I talked with a guy 
> who I think said that the cost for doing something like that would be 
> on the order of $20/ft -- which I think included the use of the 
> right-of-way on the telco poles (Is that even in the neighborhood of 
> being correct)?  I'm not sure there are enough geeks in my 
> neighborhood who'd chip in to get gigabit access...and I'm not sure 
> I'd want to do the customer service ("have you tried rebooting?"). 
>  But every time I have to contend with TWC, the thought of being my 
> own ISP crosses my mind.
>
> Jeff
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Thats $105,600 per mile. I can imagine installing fiber optic would be 
expensive, but seems pricey for above ground.

Tom
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