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... and are not looking to make money, it will probably be a huge loss for Google. KC is the recipient of a hefty charitable donation. |
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| said by ITALIAN926:"offered only in Kansas City"
... and are not looking to make money, it will probably be a huge loss for Google. KC is the recipient of a hefty charitable donation.
Hardly.
If South Korea can offer 100/100 fiber for ~40 dollars a month and turn a profit I don't see why Google will have a problem. |
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4 edits | You have it all figured out, I didnt realize that the cable co's and telco's were making money hand over fist. Let me go buy some of their stock since they are making such an absolute killing in comparison.
So, has it ever been estimated how much Google will have to pony up for each subscriber? From what Ive heard, it cost Verizon well over $1000 to pass each sub with FiOS. Prices have come down, how much who knows. »Uncle Sam Helps Frontier Reach Unserved Users $772 to bring DSL to subs? Now Google will offer free 7 year fiber optic internet for $300. Yea, theyll be profitable alright. Wait till the neighbors start sharing the dirty little secret that the 5Mbps choice meets their needs 100% ! quote:
"Yea , I can stream Netflix no problem, even the HD starts right away , no buffering, that free package is fine !" : says Aunt Sally
I agree " Hardly " (profitable) , at best. |
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said by DataRiker:Hardly.
If South Korea can offer 100/100 fiber for ~40 dollars a month and turn a profit I don't see why Google will have a problem.
Population density of Seoul: 16,000 per square kilometer. Mostly in apartment buildings.
Population density of Kansas City (both of them): under 600 per square kilometer. Many in single-family homes.
Granted, it's not the square area that matters here, but the linear length of fiber and the equipment. There are also some cost savings from being able to use aerial fiber, rather than having to dig. And the cost of the equipment has come down.
But nevertheless, that's a very large headwind to fight. |
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 morboComplete Your Transaction
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00000 | If population density was actually the issue, New York City and other densely populated U.S. cities would have 1 gig speeds for reasonable prices. The real reason why we don't have those speeds is there is no real competition with the current duopoloy (telco and cableco) mess. |
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