[colug-432] Comcast and connectivity alternatives

[Steve VanSlyck]

what insurance cost?

William Yang <wyang at gcfn.net> wrote:
>The $20 may be right, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't include the
>necessary
>insurance cost for having a wire or strand on a pole or in a conduit...
>
>	-Bill
>
>On 02/13/2014 10:43 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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