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Re: Muni Fiber
From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:54:57 -0700
In a message written on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 12:47:10PM -0400, Jared Mauch wrote:
I would like to see part of any road reconstruction projects the requirement to install conduit or other fiber optic cabling. This would cause most areas to organically receive this upgrade along the way. I'm not actually opposed to the current incumbent having access to it or realizing the lower cost in conjunction with another project. What I do take issue with is winter time construction of cabling that is not fiber, even if part of service restoration. Extending the reach at that time can only provide value long-term. I'm not seeing the incumbents making those decisions.
I could get behind road construction, at least in urban/surburan areas. For rural I think pole attachment is likely better all around. That said, what I'm more baffled about is that FTTH is not standard in greenfield housing developments. Even in FIOS territory many developers install copper (as the developer installs it, not Verizon). I've seen at least one story of Verizon retrofitting with FIOS a neighborhood that hasn't been finished yet, and ripping out copper that was never used in the first place! Updating building codes and requirements is a slow process, so now is the time to start. FTTH when digging for water, power, gas lines, cable, and phone is dirt cheap. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/
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- Re: Muni Fiber Masataka Ohta (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber Jared Mauch (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) JC Dill (Mar 25)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 25)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Jacob Broussard (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) William Herrin (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Ray Soucy (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber Miles Fidelman (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber Ray Soucy (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber Jared Mauch (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber Leo Bicknell (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber William Herrin (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Jay Ashworth (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Alexander Harrowell (Mar 27)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Anurag Bhatia (Mar 28)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Jacob Broussard (Mar 28)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Anurag Bhatia (Mar 29)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Leo Bicknell (Mar 25)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Jay Ashworth (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) joshua . klubi (Mar 26)
- Re: Muni Fiber (was: Re: last mile, regulatory incentives, etc) Jay Ashworth (Mar 26)