> 2. The post cannot apply to fast/large networks - will be prohibitively expensive. The expensive parts of fast/large networks are not the fiber strands. * r

> 2. The post cannot apply to fast/large networks - will be prohibitively expensive. The expensive parts of fast/large networks are not the fiber strands. * right of use / lease * trenching and laying and covering * amplifiers on long lines * repair/maintenance * endpoints ... which is why the first thing you upgrade are the endpoints, and the last you do is lay more fiber. Get the most you can afford (often physically) at the beginning.