Just to clarify I'm also OK with middle mile projects. I just would like to see that whatever we build with taxpayer dollars is able to be used by all. There are a few countries which have adopted this model with good success. That is, the government one way or another subsidizes the build of the actual fiber infrastructure. The government has standards that make it easy for companies to utilize this infrastructure (such as frequent breakout points, sufficient backbone strands, last mile architectures which support multiple technologies, etc)
Then, any provider who wants to provide service just needs to locate gear in the right spots and not worry about the fiber build. The costs of the build are amortized over the life of the plant so it doesn't turn into a 'cheaper to build our own' situation. On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, 3:23 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > Personally I'd also like to see a requirement that any last mile plant be > built using the model where they bring a single strand or two from each > home to a central point in each neighborhood. Then, they must offer > access to those strands on a non discriminatory basis. Bonus points if > you structure it such that the fiber access piece must not generate any > meaningful profit. > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, 2:59 PM Cameron Crum <cc...@murcevilo.com> wrote: > >> Hey all, if you have a few spare minutes, I'd love for you to take a look >> at these comments made to the HTIA about the best way to use all the new >> money from the infrastructure bill. This is from one of the companies I'm >> currently working with. Basically they are advocating for the money to be >> spent on a robust middle mile nationwide network open to anyone with local >> govt or private entities providing the last mile via wireless or fiber >> where fiber makes sense. This is in lieu of just handing money to the big >> carriers again, because we all know how that works. I know we would >> appreciate any comments on the ntia site, especially those in support of >> the proposition. Link is >> >> https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NTIA-2021-0002-0318 >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >
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