[Info-vax] US Broadband

[Scott Dorsey]

JF Mezei  <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>On 15-03-06 13:36, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
>> This is true, but usually not relevant in rural areas where FTTP is many
>> years in the distant future.
>
>Actually, FTTP enables rural service far more than DSL.  one OLT card
>can serve 32 homes which stretch over 10km. (think farms with large
>distance between homes).

This is true!  Getting the fibre up on the poles in the first place is
the only problem, but once it's up it's a good solution from a technical
standpoint.

>Yes, you string more cable per home in rural vs urban. But you also need
>fewer municipal permits (a fair cost in the equation). And because fibre
>costs less to maintain and lasts longer, your yearly maintenance costs
>are lower, and when you have more cable per home served, that factors
>into the equation as well.

Absolutely.
--scott
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