Even non-profits make money. On Mar 30, 2017 12:56 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> But I do not want to pay them to make a profit doing this. I want it done > at cost. > > *From:* Josh Reynolds > *Sent:* Thursday, March 30, 2017 11:52 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] FTTH construction tiger team > > There are companies that already do this. They contract for CenturyLink, > AT&T, Time Warner, etc. We hired one to do all of our outside plant. > > Lots of 💰 to be made if you do it right and have a good crew. They always > hire local labor for ditch digging, but their splice crews and management > are continuous. > > On Mar 30, 2017 12:50 PM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> I am considering building a construction team that can drop into a small >> town or large subdivision, install fiber and move on. >> Something where I own the construction equipment and keep labor costs >> low. Want to identify the minimum equipment necessary and the methods of >> construction to provide the best value. >> >> HDD with mud truck >> Do we need a vacuum excavator? >> Mini excavator >> One of these drop plows. Whoever said their guy can do 5-8 homes per >> day.... yeah that one (to lazy to search who it was). >> >> What to use for hand holes? >> Plastic hand holes? >> >> What are the best values for splice cases? >> >> Perhaps try UBNT GPON. Can always throw it in the ditch if it does not >> work. >> >> So a best practices/FTTH in a box schedule of equipment and methods is >> needed. From that I will look at the ROI needed from the equipment as well >> as the labor costs to estimate the costs to do a subdivision. >> >> From that we will look at the ROI on a competitive ARPU to see if an area >> is worth doing. >> I keep getting asked to do this, so I guess I better do this. >> >
