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Re: If the DOJ was really doing its job

You assume that I have stock options like that available at my disposal, not to mention I'm not exactly rolling in the dough either as I wrap up the chapter that is college education. Believe me, if I had the money, I would have already started my own local ISP so that people could have options. I've done a ton of reading, and I know what it takes and how many hours I would be working.

Being a stockholder isn't financially viable at this point in time.
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"We will evaluate these integrals rigorously if we can, and non-rigorously if we must".
---Victor Moll, invited talk, Tom Osler Fest (April 17, 2010)

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And if that's the case, then I'll pay more knowing that broadband service is guaranteed and regulated like a utility, if that's what you are assuming. I'm sure many here wouldn't be opposed to it, but I feel like that's a slippery slope there. Why charge oodles more? What's the point? I mean, at some point in time, it's going to be "if you expect ::insert random reason here::, then pay up!" I'm glad the power industry didn't devolve into this (for the most part at least).
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"We will evaluate these integrals rigorously if we can, and non-rigorously if we must".
---Victor Moll, invited talk, Tom Osler Fest (April 17, 2010)

Ok, so for a rough estimate, lets say that the average cost to run FTTH to my house would be $5000, which is conservative. Finance that over a period of 10 years.

That's roughly $42 a month. Ok, so the infrastructure is there. Now focus on support and maintenance costs. I'm not sure how much to add, but it can't be much more. Just a guess, add something like $25 per user per month. That's roughly $67 a month. These figures are to purely break even. Add like $10-15 per user per month. That still comes out to be around $82 per month. That's with profit included.

I'm still a newb at these things, but people are willing to pay top dollar for wireless service. Some (and I'm sure MANY) are willing to pay this price to provide service to the home.

And remember, that's if said user doesn't have the money upfront for infrastructure costs. Eliminate that, and you come out cheaper than what most ISPs charge. It's a win for the customer and for the business the way I see it.
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"We will evaluate these integrals rigorously if we can, and non-rigorously if we must".
---Victor Moll, invited talk, Tom Osler Fest (April 17, 2010)

BTW you forgot to actually add the financing costs in there, so on a 30 year loan with full colateral (like a mortgage) you can expect to pay 2-5 to 3 times the cost over that time. since you are an unknown, with no assets, and what you are building may or maynot have resale value I would guess around the same sort of cost for your shorter term.
$42*3=$126 or $82*3=$246 so a fixed wireless or cable plan* doesn't look all that bad anymore for a zero risk, month to month user.

*using comcast cap and potential overages as a model here

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Sounds like a plan, incorparate, start raising money and everyone will be using your fiber plant in no time.
Turns out this whole broadband thing is much simpler then anyone knew.
Next up, space flight, maybe it's not rocket science after all.

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Ah yea, that's right. Financial backing may be a problem when starting out with no money unfortunately.

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Hahaha. I like your style.