Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service
by rayiner on Monday November 02, 2015 @12:08AM
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In many places in the country, especially in rural areas, backhaul bandwidth is actually both expensive and metered. "Bandwidth is cheap" is a rule of thumb that really only applies to places close to the major fiber routes.
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Re:How a group of neighbors created their own Internet service
by amazon_not on Monday November 02, 2015 @01:39AM
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This particular location is quite well connected, despite being an island. They have a local fiber co-op, a subsea fiber cable and line of sight to several mainland backhaul sites.