Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

[jra at baylink.com (Jay Ashworth)]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leo Bicknell" <bicknell at ufp.org>

> > Remember that Google cherry-picked which city it would serve, so it was able
> > to identify location that is likely less challenging and expensive to serve
> > than the average. A lot of Google's Kansas City build will not be buried
> 
> True, but I think it means we've bound the problem. It appears to
> take $1400-$4500 to deploy fiber to the home in urban and suburban
> areas, depending on all the fun local factors that effect costs.

And look what appeared in my mailbox just now:

http://broadcastengineering.com/ip-network/google-s-high-speed-fiber-installation-provides-economic-growth-kc

Cheers,
-- jra
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