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My initial reaction agrees that does sound quite high. However, I wonder what the alternative strategy costs for rural broadband are. My guess is that laying
by veilrap 6y ago
My initial reaction agrees that does sound quite high.
However, I wonder what the alternative strategy costs for rural broadband are. My guess is that laying a lot of cable to remote locations could possibly be even higher than the $1376.52 per customer cost? It seems like something like Satelite internet connections could be less to set up, but it's not clear to me the cost of the equipment, installations and upkeep are in that case?
Also 1376 / 12 months averages out to only about $110 per month per customer for just one year. Which honestly doesn't sound too bad.
- myself248 6y agoI wonder, what're the costs of providing fixed landline service, even in a city? From burying the lines or stringing them on poles, to wiring up each drop into each dwelling, all the splices and repeaters and what-not, to the central office building and equipment and power and stuff, and maintaining that entire physical plant for years, it's all got to add up. I'd imagine it's well within an order of magnitude.
- maccam94 6y agoDon't forget that the poles are usually owned by an existing power or telecom company, and if they even let you use their poles, you have to pay rent on the pole. Same for conduits. Building new poles and conduits can also be legally difficult and expensive.
- maccam94 6y agoThe subsidy is spread over 10 years, so they only get $88.5M/year.