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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 02/13/2014 09:43 AM, Jeff Frontz
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Rob
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<div style="overflow:hidden">Are there any options for
internet connections around here other than<br>
Time-Warner, AT&T, or (if you're lucky) WoW?</div>
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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.</div>
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Thats $105,600 per mile. I can imagine installing fiber optic would
be expensive, but seems pricey for above ground. <br>
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Tom<br>
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