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More likely, it would allow mobile carrier to install suitable size data backhaul connections to their towers in rural areas instead setting up a bunch of microwave links.
Someone has to own, operate, install, maintain and fix that fiber.
So, does the company that just laid their own fiber last year get penalized as someone can come in for a much reduced cost and run fiber to compete?
This would have been a good idea 15 years ago. Now it's kind of moot. We already have fiber that's anywhere near a federal highway. Most likely we will have to go _under_ that highway and cross it in metro areas.
Federal grants have paid to put a lot of fiber into the ground in rural areas: http://www2.ntia.doc.gov/
Disclaimer: I work for a Telco that owns a lot of fiber.
One question. Who would then have access to this conduit? Any company? All Companies? Someone has to own, operate, install, maintain and fix that fiber. So, does the company that just laid their own fiber last year get penalized as someone can come in for a much reduced cost and run fiber to compete? This would have been a good idea 15 years ago. Now it's kind of moot. We already have fiber that's anywhere near a fed…
Power companies and some telecoms do this now for "pole rights" on aerial fiber/copper builds.
Isn't there still a bunch of unlit fiber in the ground from the first tech bubble? Isn't the main problem getting fiber to the household (i.e. the last mile)? If I understand this correctly, this legislation sounds like it might have been useful a decade ago.
Isn't there still a bunch of unlit fiber in the ground from the first tech bubble? Isn't the main problem getting fiber to the household (i.e. the last mile)? If I understand this correctly, this legislation sounds like it might have been useful a decade ago.
Is that actually true though? I assumed a lot of it had been lit up since then, and if you assume continued exponential or even linear growth in internet traffic (cable tv becoming a relic of the 20th century, etc), it stands to reason we'll need more backbone capacity as well as more last-mile connectivity.
One question. Who would then have access to this conduit? Any company? All Companies? Someone has to own, operate, install, maintain and fix that fiber. So, does the company that just laid their own fiber last year get penalized as someone can come in for a much reduced cost and run fiber to compete? This would have been a good idea 15 years ago. Now it's kind of moot. We already have fiber that's anywhere near a fed…
1) Winner may sell wholesale only (i.e. independent ISPs
must lease the right to offer the fiber for retail sale).
2) Lowest per bit price for leasing wins the auction
(or maybe there is a better metric?).
3) Add some type of incentive for local governments to
help build-out the last mile (or maybe such a deal
would trigger the initial auction?).
[1] http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/28/why-is-european-broadband...
I would love a solution like Verizon FIOS but they don't serve my area. Fiber to the home is what I really want.
I'm more interested in last-mile solutions. Where I live has abysmal internet service. In fact, DSL was unavailable in our neighborhood until after cable made its appearance. I'm willing to pay for a decent, business-class solution for internet service, as our consumer package craps out every month or so. However, the top business-class package for our cable provider is only 10/2, and that would run north of $300/mon…
Isn't there still a bunch of unlit fiber in the ground from the first tech bubble? Isn't the main problem getting fiber to the household (i.e. the last mile)? If I understand this correctly, this legislation sounds like it might have been useful a decade ago.
Is that actually true though? I assumed a lot of it had been lit up since then, and if you assume continued exponential or even linear growth in internet traffic (cable tv becoming a relic of the 20th century, etc), it stands to reason we'll need more backbone capacity as well as more last-mile connectivity.
I can't believe we are still trying to figure out how to do this. Maybe we should 1st stop the protected monopoly status of Comcast, ATT and the other telecom cartels.