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Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt by philjohn on Thursday June 14, 2018 @03:38PM (#17314688)
The problem is that FTTP/H has a much larger up front cost because of having to clear out potentially blocked ducts if underground, and the labour intensive work that needs to be done at the property.
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Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt by AboutTheWhisles on Thursday June 14, 2018 @08:36PM (#17316566)
How is it different from cable? One person can dig a trench and lay cable through a large yard in about two hours. This is essentially how cable tv and internet are hooked up.
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Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt by patmorgan23 on Thursday June 14, 2018 @11:19PM (#17317292)
Most places already have cable laid, change the equipment at the end is much easier than laying new lines
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Re:Boulder moves to fund citywide fiber buildout through debt by AboutTheWhisles on Friday June 15, 2018 @01:54PM (#17321934)
Yes, but the parent was implying that fiber is somehow has more difficult to lay than regular coax.
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