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minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoIn the US we’ll do anything but build fiber with the billions we tossed at the telecom industry.
minus-squareBluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·1 month agoPutting fiber in the ground is expensive. I work for an ISP, and we estimate fiber overbuild costs at $15/ft. So a mile of underground fiber costs about $79,200.
minus-squareSarmyth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoYup. That’s why we gave them all that money years ago to do it. It was cheaper then too.
In the US we’ll do anything but build fiber with the billions we tossed at the telecom industry.
Putting fiber in the ground is expensive. I work for an ISP, and we estimate fiber overbuild costs at $15/ft. So a mile of underground fiber costs about $79,200.
Yup. That’s why we gave them all that money years ago to do it. It was cheaper then too.