Although some folks were talking about inside structured wiring, I was
trying to address lack of outside plant (provider side to DEMARC). I went
down the rabbit hole trying to understand what was happening when my
friend first told me about buying in a neighborhood with no telephone or
cable. It seemed strange to me, but apparently not strange.
One thing both realtors and builders agree -- they hate ALL communication
service providers (cable/telco/cellular).
Realtors and builders can't get accurate service information from
communication utilities, which is a huge problem building and selling
homes. Utility hired subcontractors don't show up on time when a builder
has the utility trenches open, or they show up months/years afterwards.
Damage things digging up utility right-of-ways, that the developer has to
repair. Realtors don't include broadband availability in their MLS
because information from service providers about a specific address is
often wrong.
While broadband access & cellular reception is not in the top 10 list
people want buying a house (kitchen, location, etc), lack of broadband
availability and poor cellular reception is in the top 10 reasons for
"failure to close" on a house (financing/mortgage, inspection/apprasal,
title problems). Even if broadband availabilty is not an explicit
contingency, according to realtors, buyers will try to refuse to close.
https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
Current FCC broadband definition 100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up
Cable 134.4 million households (82%)
DSL 7 million households (4%)
Fiber 74.9 million households(46%)
Fixed wireless 77.3 million households (47%)
Satellite 162.8 million households (99%)
DSL 25Mbps/3Mbps may be a wired option in rural areas, but doesn't
qualify as "broadband" under the new FCC definition.
Cable or fiber 1G/100 Mbps is available in about 51% of housing units
(mostly cities).
As always, these are "up to" data rates -- not the guaranteed data rate.
