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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @05:14PM (#43710459)
> Does spending 30k per household connected make any sense?

Over the lifetime of the structure (which can be upwards of 100 years)? Probably, just like the road, water, sewer, and electrical service to it. It’s another utility.

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Re:Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands ... by nick238 on Wednesday April 16, 2025 @05:25PM (#43710566)
Water and sewer is probably well and a septic tank/leach field. The electrical service is probably at least that much though.
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