Rudolfo Munguia wrote:
> I haven't heard of any plans for FTTP in the valley due to the extreme cost.
>
> You see, due to the density of the population on the east coast they
> have a much easier time justifying the capital expenditure of FTTP.
> Much like parts of Japan where they are connection entire city blocks
> via GigE/FastE; there are thousands of people per city block, making
> the revenue per installed fiber much higher.
>
> With Phoenix being pretty much the king of the "Urban Sprawl"
> phenomena, we are lucky to have as much High-speed coverage as we do.
> And that coverage is actually pretty poor, in many places you don't
> have a choice of Qwest vs. Cox vs. Sprint, because they simply don't
> have the equipment in the area to support it.
>
> As far as your apartment, talk to your Lease office. Many companies
> are connecting entire apartment complexes via Dedicated T1 and 10Mb
> drops or WAP's. If they don't have that available, then ask if you
> could talk to their Telecomm Technician. They will often times have
> the inside scoop on whether or not the local Carrier has ISDN/FracT1
> services available and can help you get it approved by the mgmt and
> ordered with the Carrier.
>
> The flip side of this is that you could create a business plan and
> present it to the mgmt and run your own pseudo-ISP via FracT1+WAP
> which could pay for itself.
>
> I have worked in Telcom here in the valley for over 15 years, if you
> need any serious advice, just ping me.
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:45:52 -0700, Miles Beck <mbeck@fastq.com> wrote:
>
>>Quoting Don Calfa <tvat3000@ponymail.us>:
>>
>>
>>>Anybody have any idea if/when FTTP will be available in the valley?
>>
>>Nope, but if it the network build out issues are not resolved soon I can wait.
>>This article details problems Verizon is having upgrading their network.
>>
>>http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBEK96VF1E.html
>>
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I'm from Atlanta and our sprawl here doesn't even come close to theirs.
How is it that VDSL is available here and not there?
Also, 4 years ago in Atlanta, MCI was laying fiber everywhere. Could
that have been the precursor for FTTP?
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