| Too much competition I understand the desire to run your own fiber to each house, but there may be too much competition for each network to support themselves. Both Bell and Cox's network (physical plant) and support structure (field techs/operators/electricity cost etc.) are designed with a required number of customers to support itself. When you throw in a new fiber plant, a WISP, a satellite provider, and internet over your cell phone then the customers get divided pretty thin. So thin that some of these are not going to make it. (P.S. Bell and Cox are not going anywhere, they have more money than this little town and too much already invested.) Then that leaves a dark fiber network, waste of taxpayer's money, political suicide for whoever supported it, and several upset ex-customers.
/flame suit on...
I know that nobody will support me on this, but it is the government that should get out of the way of the Bells and let them build and KEEP TO THEMSELVES a fiber network. The line sharing situation makes the Bells shy to the idea of investing billions of dollars into a network that resellers can pick and choose the high dollar customers and stick Bell with the sour grape customers. Those high dollar customers are what supported the network when the sour grapes didn't pay their bills.
/flame suit still on 'cause I have a feeling it's going to get ugly in here. |
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Jeep07Premium
join:2002-07-11
Mount Carmel, TN | If a Muni runs fiber do they have to line share? I would love for a muni to invest in the network then go and use the fiber for "Fair" competition. I think it should only go both ways. We had a muni build a network just up the road (30 min drive) and they have been competing with Charter Comm and the telco big time.. They built a really nice network and offer some nice services. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| The Cable company doesn't have to share. The Telco isn't sharing it's fiber, either. Why should the Muni?
Not that I'm against sharing, but if the Muni is going to share, then all should have to share.
Actually if I was setting this up I'd look forward to allowing private companies to offer services over the network, for fixed access fees.
Think of the economic boon to such a future-thinking area.
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"Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!) |
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Jeep07Premium
join:2002-07-11
Mount Carmel, TN | I agree with fixed fee for private companies offering services. I would love to see that. |
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