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|  patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY | Re: Good news for Comcast, Verizon, & other ISPs And all they sell is 100mbit and up $x000 per month dedicated circut to the internet. Whats the point, you might aswell say Level 3 is a new broadband choice for consumers (if you pay enough)!! | |
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larytet
join:2004-11-26
Unity, ME | Re: Good news for Comcast, Verizon, & other ISPs connect to their ring (SDH loop ?) and reseel the access via WiFi. i think you can easier than Comcast to get the license if you are a local guy (esp if you are a non profit), | |
| | | patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| Re: Good news for Comcast, Verizon, & other ISPs Wifi doesnt have much bandwidth, plus you would HAVE to oversubscribe, how much is a T1 again? And the people of the neighborhood probably dont care for broadband since they dont know how to use a computer, all geeks/nerds/yuppies/technophiles/cyberpunks moved to other areas a long time for broadband. The ppl of the neighborhood got along w/o broadband upto now, and how will this change their dialup ways? Surly you can find a couple people, but will it pay for the loop costs, let alone ISP charges? | |
| nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| said by TKJunkMail  :In other words, it will make it cheaper for Comcast and Verizon to bring their services to areas of Virginia they may have avoided due to the higher costs of leasing fiber from non-subsidized fiber providers. I'm not sure there would be enough incentive for either comcast or verizon to deploy to areas they have already determined it's not profitable (enough).
The article indicates it is not replacing the "last mile", so that problem still exists for home customers. So what if there is a fiber ring a half mile up the road, when the phone company controls the wire into your home. If they decide they don't want to hook to that ring, it ain't gonna happen.
Even if the telco or cableco moves in and does use the fiber ring, it's still a monopoly or duopoly at best, with attendant high prices and likely poor service. It just means more people get to enjoy the wonderful pricing and services the rest of us have.
This will likely be a boon for business, but I don't see it helping rural home broadband much. | |
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Good news for Comcast, Verizon, & other ISPs