Funny because Comcast around here will run a mile of underground for nothing, just to get the deal. On Nov 8, 2014 9:47 PM, "Brett Woollum" <br...@tekify.com> wrote:
> I wanted to chime in and add this: Installing new underground facilities > to off-net customers does cost a TON of money. Boring, trenching, etc, to > install underground facilities is *incredibly *expensive. Permits, > machinery, and labor alone are massive portions of the cost. Materials > (conduit, coax/fiber, equipment) in some cases is almost insignificant > since it's such a small portion of the project. > > From what I can tell, Comcast seems to almost always run their lines in > their own conduit too. That means the cost to build to a new building may > very well be extremely high. But it's Comcast's decision to do it this way, > and by doing so they keep the pricing very high as Mike said. > > We have many customers who have shared similar stories of Comcast quoting > $30-150k for a build out to a business location. > > Brett Woollum > Senior Sales Engineer > br...@tekify.com > > *Tekify Broadband Internet Services* > Web: http://www.tekify.com > Phone: 510-266-5800, ext 6200 > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"John Thomas" <jtho...@quarnet.com> > *To: *"WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > *Sent: *Saturday, November 8, 2014 8:39:12 AM > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Anyone serving Pompey NY? PR for WISPA > > And I know someone in San Ramon that the business complex is across the > street from Comcast. They want $10,000 to cross the street. > > *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID* > > > Mike Lyon <mike.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That would be awesome if someone could shoot him a wireless link. > > Though, i have customers out here in silicon valley where Comcast has > quoted them $120k in construction costs to pull coax a single mile up a > road... > > -Mike > On Nov 7, 2014 9:13 AM, "Gino Villarini" <g...@aeronetpr.com> wrote: > >> This would be a huge PR stunt foe WISPs and WISPA! Lets give this guy >> free service for couple of months! >> >> >> http://consumerist.com/2014/11/06/time-warner-wants-20000-to-connect-rural-customer-to-broadband/? >> >> >> >> >> >> Gino A. Villarini >> President >> Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. >> www.aeronetpr.com >> @aeronetpr >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireless mailing list >> Wireless@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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