Topic 'fios' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/fios-18580849 en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:13:15 EDT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:13:15 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18594195
FTTH, IF you build it, they will come.

But when it breaks, and it takes more than 40 days to fix it, they will leave !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18594195 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:19:10 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18587682 said by Answer Guy:

said by PolarBear03:

Yes, but fiber costs 10x as much as copper to deploy!
Nope, fiber and copper installation costs are almost the same. In fact, when the copper gets larger, the fiber is cheaper due to cheaper materials. Labor is still labor, cable is still cable. The cost is still dominated by the labor costs and not the materials.
I have to disagree. Fiber optic cable is far more expensive that copper lines.
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Yes, but fiber costs 10x as much as copper to deploy!
Nope, fiber and copper installation costs are almost the same. In fact, when the copper gets larger, the fiber is cheaper due to cheaper materials. Labor is still labor, cable is still cable. The cost is still dominated by the labor costs and not the materials.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18584182 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:26:53 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18582352 said by PolarBear03:

said by morbo:

you're right. fiber costs 1/10 of copper to maintain. someone's gotta pay!
Yes, but fiber costs 10x as much as copper to deploy!Deploy costs are the only thing to consider. Ongoing maintenance and capacity also must be weighted. It's not an immediate return on the investment, but go out 10, 20, or 30 years and Verizon is betting that there will be.
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Go Colts]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18582352 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:26:17 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18582340 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18582340 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:25:02 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18581488 said by supernac:

I'm betting the installation cost are substantial. Its going to be a long time before they "save" any money.
they save on maintenance immediately and forever, compared to copper.

yes, install costs are huge. but once installed...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18581488 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:48:34 EDT Re: fios http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-fios-18581444 said by morbo:

you're right. fiber costs 1/10 of copper to maintain. someone's gotta pay!
Yes, but fiber costs 10x as much as copper to deploy!
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