| mmmm.. fiber I live 45 minutes outside of Toronto, and up here not only does the local Bell run fiber, but the regional and provincial electricity companies operate their own fiber optic network that is basically anywheres you can find a utility sub-station. No, we don't have fiber to the home, but your never very far from a fiber loop. AND yes, the utility does offer internet transit/point to point links for a fair fee (Dedicated 5Mbps link for $700/mth CAD, or shared for cheaper) on top of that the transportation authority also operates fiber optic networks along any major highway, they also offer connections to anyone that wants it. I don't know how it works in the US. but the general idea here is that these utilities/authorities have lots of extra capacity to sell off. |
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1 edit | Well, in America, I can say that the backbone providers have been complaining for years that they've overbuilt and that there is tons of capacity yet to be tapped. This overbuilding and lack of utilization has kept many providers from reaching profitability. What they need to do is pressure the last mile providers to expand and get faster speeds to the end user.
I've long said that Level3, Worldcrap (err, Worldcom) and the other backbone providers should get into the last mile market and sell capacity directly to the customer. $300/Mbps is way inflated, but its what they are having to charge because of extreme under-utilization.
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