It complely depends on who you have quote it. I've been quoted anywhere from $5 to $15 / ft for a rural bore. I'm currently paying about $6 / ft with duct included - 100ft minimum.
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Tim Reichhart < [email protected]> wrote: > Jason > how much does it cost for contractors to do this? > > Tim > > ------------------------------ > -----Original Message----- > From: "Jason McKemie" <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > To: [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> > Date: 01/20/16 06:16 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fiber financing / loans? How are you paying for it. > > Very true. I found it cheaper to use contractors. > > On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Partner with a drilling and fiber pull/splice company? >> >> >> >> Fiber requires a LOT of crew and machinery that WISPs don't have and are >> not trained to operate. >> >> >> >> You could do small jobs and pay retail on the fiber construction. >> >> >> >> Backhaul with high capacity wireless into areas and bury/hang fiber (how >> I started). >> >> Then fill in with middle mile fiber down the road. >> >> >> >> Or do the reverse and backhaul with fiber and stick with high capacity >> wireless for last mile (Vivint?) >> >> Then fill in with fiber to the home later. >> >> >> >> The capital required to run a crew to do fiber is pretty high. >> >> And that doesn't get you any actual fiber in the ground, that's also very >> capital intensive on top of that. >> >> >> >> Salary is the hard part. Keeping large crews happy in down time is where >> problems arise. >> >> Double training staff might work, but I haven't seen much of that. >> >> >> >> There is a LOT of money to be had in owning and operating a good drilling >> and fiber crew around here. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] >> <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] *On >> Behalf Of* Graham McIntire >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:50 PM >> *To:* [email protected] <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber financing / loans? How are you paying for >> it. >> >> >> >> I'm curious as well as to what equipment we need to go from 100% pure >> WISP to doing fiber as well. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 4:44 PM, TJ Trout <[email protected] >> <http://noscript..._e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >> How are all of you fiber guys paying to get this stuff in the ground ? >> All self financing ? >> >> What is a good estimate to bore say 100 or 500 houses passed in a >> suburban neighborhood that's all asphalt and concrete sidewalks with >> ~5000sqft lots for pon? I know it could vary vastly but just a ball park ? >> $1000 per house passed ? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
