nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to GOLFnSUN
Re: Good news for Comcast, Verizon, & other ISPs
said by GOLFnSUN  :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. |
