----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Naslund" <snasl...@medline.com>
> What do you mean by average monthly bill? That is the issue here. The > average monthly bill includes the services you are getting. In the > Chicago area a fiber optic access circuit unbundled from the imcumbent > carrier to a competitive carrier is something like $10 a month or so. > How could you possibly think you can fund a build out in a new area > for that price? It may be possible to pay for that over 20 years. The > problem is that no one goes into business to break even over 20 years. Well, Steve, happens we had this conversation in some detail last year when I was up for a City IT director position, and contemplating fibering 12,000 passings. The magic number is apparently $700-800 per passing, not the $2400 you seem to suggest... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274