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Is anyone expected to offer fiber-to-the-home on Oahu

Not likely.The only folks that will likely get FTTH service is DHHL homesteaders. Sandwich Isles Communications is feeding at the federal gravy train trough. Thus they are able to wire DHHL homestead land with fiber-optics using USDA RUS loans.

reply to Hopeless
That'll never happen with Hawaiian Telcom currently in control.

That's Bull, Hawaiian Tel is doing Fiber to the home to some new developments in Ewa and they did fiber to the home at those Ford Island Homes and maybe some other new developments but the older homes I don't see that happening probably for a while if any.

So, if hypothetically I lived in one of those new developments in Ewa, where is it on the Hawaiintel website that shows the rates for their fiber plans, and where would I signup?

I certainly could be wrong, but I seriously doubt they provide a true FTTH service, similar to Verizon's FIOS service on the mainland.

From what I've seen is that the Fiber goes all the way to the House to the Grey box sitting outside the house and has a battery
backup on it. From there it is wired in the house.
I'm not sure where in Ewa that they are putting in the FTTH but I know that Ford Island homes have FTTH now (Seen since I used to work on Ford Island). and I heard that that new building in Town Keola Lai? has Fiber to the Building but that's all I've heard.