Industry

A Thin Glass Line

Communications Engineering & Design has a March article on the costs of pulling fiber optic cable to the home.

Despite falling prices for fiber related materials such as transceivers and optics, and plenty of raw fiber available, costs remain relatively high to deploy FTTH — from $1,800 to $2,100 per home–with an estimated return on investment (ROI) of three years to five years. With labor costs remaining stable and customer demand for new video, voice and data services still iffy, current business cases for FTTH and FTT$ are questionable.

I can give you an immediate return on your investment, albeit with a few minor conditions: I will pay the $1,800 to $2,100, plus installation fees, if you act as a common carrier.

Perhaps the business case would be more palatable if, instead of pulling wire, they, like plumbers, laid pipe. ;-)

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Ned Ludd

Instead, they're running around like chickens with their heads cut off, bleeding on everyone and making no sense.
— Janis Ian

How much leverage would take to buy Vivendi Universal and change the business model?

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