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We're in the process of doing that where I live. https://marshallfibernet.com/ https://marshallfibernet.com/ The reasons this is getting off the ground at all
by yoshamano 8y ago
We're in the process of doing that where I live.
https://marshallfibernet.com/ https://marshallfibernet.com/
The reasons this is getting off the ground at all is because our city government spent the past 5 years dotting every i and crossing every t to be able to drop the hammer on AT&T and WOW! without retaliation. Also, we own our own electric utility, and on top of their ROW they're also bankrolling most of this operation with a sweetheart loan deal (overpaying for electricity worked out in the end, who knew).
- walrus01 8y agoHaving the electrical utility controlled by the local county can be a huge advantage. The counties in eastern WA where the local PUD (public utility district) owns the last mile AC power distribution networks have been generally quite successful building their own dark fiber networks. Because of course they don't need to ask themselves for permission to build, they already own the poles and ROW, they just do it. They already have linemen and bucket trucks, flaggers, insurance, spool trailers, etc. Then ISPs can reach end user customers by paying the PUD for L2 transport across their networks. This new PUD fiber infrastructure exists separately from whatever the local Telco and cable TV operators have built.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoIt also has the benefit where citizens can decide their generation supply (ie renewables) vs shareholders in a for-profit electrical utility or generator deciding based solely on profitability.