In certain markets, yes. In other markets once in the initial build out is done, they don't need nearly the number of staff / contractors to manage and or roll out everything.
Their "per area" method is actually really well designed in terms of maximizing resources to hit an area as fast as possible. They invest a large amount of capital for installs to maximize MRR out the gate. Once deployed to an area, surrounding areas generate massive interest via word of mouth and press, then they start in a new area. All of their ISP/OSP workers and installers are covering a few to a dozen blocks at a time, for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months depending on the size. On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Joe Novak <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it the fact that they may have under estimated the time and money needed > to build out fiber to so many people? > > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I personally know one of their original engineers for Kansas City. I >> have heard they have many areas with 85%+ take rate, and that the >> original free/low-cost tier is a very small percentage in these areas. >> >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I would like to know what their take rate is in percentage for a given >> > area(s). >> > >> > >> > >> > That number they report is meaningless. >> > >> > >> > >> > I bet their take in Provo is very high. >> > >> > >> > >> > Also, it just doesn’t take a lot of employees to run fiber once it’s >> > installed correctly. >> > >> > The layoff may not actually be indicative of anything other than the job >> > is >> > done and now they maintain. >> > >> > >> > >> > I call BS on this article. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rory Conaway >> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 12:19 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: [AFMUG] Google Fiber information >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Report-Google-Fiber-to-Cut-Staff-After-User-Totals-Disappoint-137750 >> > >> > >> > >> > Rory Conaway • Triad Wireless • CEO >> > >> > 4226 S. 37th Street • Phoenix • AZ 85040 >> > >> > 602-426-0542 >> > >> > [email protected] >> > >> > www.triadwireless.net >> > >> > >> > >> > “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is >> > only >> > a hole in Arizona”. - George Frederick Will >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
