Eric? Why so much for so little?
Any way I answer that is bound to reveal me for the greedy capitalist
that I am.
The short answer is labor costs, regulatory requirements, and network
maintenance overhead. If I can drive down any or all of those costs I
can increase profits and lower prices.
Since I also want to increase bandwidth, I've got to go with the best
technology available. Trouble is, on the scale involved, it's going to
take years and $30 billion minimum. And I've got to negotiate separate
agreements with every regulatory body I pass, Federal, State, and
Local.
FiOS, Fiber to the Premise, is nothing short of a ground-up network
replacement project for about one-third of the USA, population wise.
It's going to take a few minutes.
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