Is Google Fiber a model for Municipal Networks?

[jra at baylink.com (Jay Ashworth)]

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> From: "Leo Bicknell" <bicknell at ufp.org>

> Here's an article with some economics from several different
> deployments:
> http://fastnetnews.com/fiber-news/175-d/4835-fiber-economics-quick-and-dirty
> 
> Looks like $500-$700 in capex per residence is the current gold
> standard. Note that the major factor is the take rate; if there are
> two providers doing FTTH they are both going to max at about a 50% take
> rate. By having one provider, a 70-80% take rate can be driven.

I was seeing 700 to drop, and another 650 to hook up; is that 5-700 supposed
to include an ONT?

> Even with us a 4%, 10 year government bond, a muni network could finance
> out a $700/prem build for $7.09 per month! Add in some overhead and
> there's no reason a muni-network couldn't lease FTTH on a cost recovery
> bases to all takers for $10-$12 a month (no Internet or other services
> included).

This is the class of numbers I was hoping to get to, yeah.

Cheers,
-- jra
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