Re: 768kbps downstream and 200kbps upstream?

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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	reply to KrK Re: 768kbps downstream and 200kbps upstream? said by KrK : said by Neyland : That's not my point. If we're going to throw $7.62 BILLION at something, it should offer something better than 768/200. That's the great thing about over Government--- it's the best money can buy. $7.62 billion is nothing folks. Verizon's rollout is running upwards of $28 billion to cover a select few densely populated state with a 65% or so coverage goal. This is rural American we're talking about with vast areas where the population density is as low as 1 person per square mile. »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USA-2···sity.gif
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tschmidt Premium,MVM join:2000-11-12 Milford, NH ·Hollis Hosting ·Verizon Online DSL ·Fairpoint Communic..	said by Matt : $7.62 billion is nothing folks. Verizon's rollout is running upwards of $28 billion to cover a select few densely populated state with a 65% or so coverage goal. To put these numbers into perspective there are about 110 million households in the US. Cost to deploy fiber to the premise (FTTP) is about $2000 per household or about $225 billion to provide fiber to everyone. The goal of the stimulus is to invest in under-served areas and quickly deliver some form of broadband. As others have posted 768 kbps is significantly better then dialup. /tom
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sonicmerlin join:2009-05-24 Cleveland, OH	Where'd you get $2000 per household??? Verizon's cost to deliver FTTH has thus far dropped to significantly below $1000 per household. I guess if you're factoring in the higher cost of delivering to rural areas that would make sense.
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tschmidt Premium,MVM join:2000-11-12 Milford, NH ·Hollis Hosting ·Verizon Online DSL ·Fairpoint Communic..	said by sonicmerlin : Verizon's cost to deliver FTTH has thus far dropped to significantly below $1000 per household. Cost to pass + cost to connect is about $1500. Since rural areas are more costly, fewer homes per mile, I arbitrarily increased it to $2000 as an national average. /tom
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