Re: New minimum speed for US broadband connections

[Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>]

I believe what he said was "Comcast did eventually lay cable".  That was in
a brand new development.  It's a brand new house and got service right
away.  What more do you want from providers?

Out in the country, yes, there are the 10k to 100k build out costs all the
time.  But that's the country (rural).

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM Brandon Svec via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
wrote:

> Excellent example.  I see this all.the.time. She could probably get
> Comcast just fine by paying $50k buildout or signing a 10 year agreement
> for TV/Phone/Internet and convincing 5 neighbors too ;)
> *Brandon *
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 1:32 PM Blake Hudson <blake () ispn net> wrote:
>
> > My mom moves to Olathe, KS. The realtor indicated that ATT, Comcast, and
> > Google Fiber all provided service to the neighborhood and the HOA
> > confirmed. Unfortunately for her, Google fiber laid fiber ~3 years
> > before and her cul-de-sac was developed ~2 years before she moved in. No
> > Google Fiber, no Comcast, just ATT. Both Comcast and Google Fiber were
> > within 100 ft of her property and wouldn't serve her. Google has no
> > plans to serve that cul-de-sac in the future. Comcast did eventually lay
> > cable. I'm sure her and her neighbors aren't the only people in America
> > to experience something similar.
> >
> > On 2/11/2022 3:14 PM, Josh Luthman wrote:
> > > > An apartment building could have cheap 1G fiber and the houses across
> > > the street have no option but slow DSL.
> > >
> > > Where is this example?  Or is this strictly hypothetical?