Do you have a source for those numbers? I am actually starting an ISP myself, and the right of way fees I have to pay are notably higher than that. I'm require

Do you have a source for those numbers? I am actually starting an ISP myself, and the right of way fees I have to pay are notably higher than that. I'm required by law to pay about 80 cents per foot, per year, for underground conduit in a right-of-way within the city's eminent domain. That's roughly $4,200 per mile, per year, per fraction of conduit. (That price doesn't even get you a whole conduit, just a fraction of an inch within one). If each house is on a 80 foot wide lot down a residential road, it costs me a minimum $5.50 a month per house. And that assumes that every single house pays for that service. If I only have 10% saturation in an area (a 'best case' scenario) it's closer $55/month per house. That also totally ignores state taxes (they take a few cents too, for every mile used, every single year, even though they have nothing to do with the process). - - - I'd also love to know where this "5% max" you mention comes from. The rates I pay are fixed, regardless of the cost of service. (I could give internet connections away for free, I still owe at a minimum $4,200 per mile for right of way). - - Comcast may have some special deal that I don't get, but even if they have a guaranteed 100% monopoly, I have to imagine that they pay more than $3/month per home for right of way.