[GRLUG] NOT LINUX - broadband

[Michael Mol]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Bob Kline<bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> The average cost to run a twisted pair today
> is about $2,000.  But it's a long term investment,
> and the phone or cable companies could
> amortise the cost over 20 years or more.  A
> fiber could be retrofitted for that much, on
> average, and less in many cases.

Twisted pair 20 years ago was cat 3.  Amortizing the cost of a cat 3
line in 2009 would be a waste.  Even amortizing the cost of a 100+
pair bundle more than five years is silly, considering the high risk
of loss of capital due to back hoe fade and the like.

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:wq