Re:AT&T's 'Expansion' of 1 Gbps to 100 Cities is a Big, Fat ...
by johnohara on Monday April 21, 2014 @03:53PM
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The recently deployed AT&T fiber infrastructure for U-Verse is first class and very well built. It will handle 1Gbps+ when it needs to.
But not over CAT-3 neighborhood wiring.
The fact is nobody, not AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, or anyone else, is eager to deploy fiber to each home's "de-marc." It's expensive, time-consuming, and labor intensive.
The last mile is a good place for municipalities to get involved, possibly under some form of revenue sharing plan with the carriers.
But not over CAT-3 neighborhood wiring.
The fact is nobody, not AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, or anyone else, is eager to deploy fiber to each home's "de-marc." It's expensive, time-consuming, and labor intensive.
The last mile is a good place for municipalities to get involved, possibly under some form of revenue sharing plan with the carriers.