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Re:Net neutrality is in jeopardy again by zzzcpan on Monday May 08, 2017 @04:30PM (#14295308)
"Last mile infrastructure just costs too much and you can't have umpteen different companies digging holes in the street and stringing wires."

If you remove all the regulatory overhead last mile is cheap, something on an order of $100 per customer in urban areas.

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Re:Net neutrality is in jeopardy again by Crye on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @12:59AM (#14297831)
I understand you just through out a number but you're at least an order of magnitude off. This is an article which is about 7 years old. I can guarantee you the prices have not lowered since then.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/03/fiber-its-not-al...

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