[GRLUG] NOT LINUX - LUS

[Bob Kline]

Here's the reply I received from a citizen
of Lafayette, LA:

"Hello Bob:
 Good to hear from you.
 As far as I know, there is no subsidy.  However, the city "owns" the
Lafayette Utilities System, although the exact legal status is unknown to
me.  LUS is a self-funded pseudo-government entity and is self-sustaining.
 In fact, it makes money for the city.
 Just this week, I'm having the fiber installed in our 8-story office
building.  The cost will be $199/month for 100mbps service up and down
(outstanding!).
 Can't wait.

 Best wishes,
Keith"

Repeating, IMHO that system is the reference
point now for what an Internet service can do
and cost.

    -- Bob


On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:34 PM, mailtonick <mailtonick at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Good point on the morality police, especially with the conservatives
>> > controlling the major branches now.
>> > However, the point that stick out for me is this:
>> >         "It's now the reference point for what's possible."
>> > Charter/comcast/att have questions to answer on price and service.
>>
>> Which is why I asked about the subsidization; I suspect much of the
>> answer can be found there.
>
>
> Answer to what question?  I'll ask a
> person living in the town.  But I can
> see now reason why a small town
> would want to subsidize Internet service.
> It seems like a valid concern, save that
> there's no evidence for it.
>
> Verizon does not charge a lot more for
> FiOS, on a dollars per month per Mbps,
> where it is available at all, so I see no
> reason whatsoever to think LUSFiber's
> prices don't cover costs.
>
> This is not endlessly interesting.  One
> pays what a vendor asks for a service,
> and how they arrive at that is their problem.
> I frankly find it far fetched that LUSFiber
> is massively subsidized.  Subsidized at
> all.
>
> Stay tuned.
>
>    -- Bob
>
>
>    -- Bob
>
>

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