Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

[Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Naslund" <SNaslund () medline com>

> What do you mean by average monthly bill? That is the issue here. The
> average monthly bill includes the services you are getting. In the
> Chicago area a fiber optic access circuit unbundled from the imcumbent
> carrier to a competitive carrier is something like $10 a month or so.
> How could you possibly think you can fund a build out in a new area
> for that price? It may be possible to pay for that over 20 years. The
> problem is that no one goes into business to break even over 20 years.

Well, Steve, happens we had this conversation in some detail last year
when I was up for a City IT director position, and contemplating fibering
12,000 passings.

The magic number is apparently $700-800 per passing, not the $2400 you
seem to suggest...

Cheers,
-- jra
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