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Recent published estimates have been that it would about $11 billion to roll out nationwide in the US. Maybe $110 billion, $11 Billion doesn't go far in US
by OGinparadise 14y ago
Recent published estimates have been that it would about $11 billion to roll out nationwide in the US.
Maybe $110 billion, $11 Billion doesn't go far in US
- dragonwriter 14y ago> Maybe $110 billion, $11 Billion doesn't go far in US I've gone and rechecked, the $11 billion number from recently published estimates is for a nationwide rollout to a scale comparable to other nationwide broadband providers "passing" about 15% of homes, and is exclusive of costs of actually acquiring customers.
- OGinparadise 14y agoNationwide and 15% of homes is kinda different. I say this because Verizon did spend tens of billion on FIOS and barely reached tens of millions of people. Also doing it in a few cities as an experiment and doing it as telecom provider are very different too (heavily regulated and extremely expensive). Just imagine what it takes to dig in Manhattan with all the permits, payments, licenses, unions etc etc...