The Interstate Highway system would cost a hell of a lot more than nowadays.
The typical cost of a mile of road right now (state level) is pegged
at 1 million a mile.
That does not include bridges or other specialty work.
Running fiber means having to buy right of ways, underground drilling
(which costs more than above ground mounting, but that also costs
space on poles which are about maxed out) plus other ancillary costs.
The fat cats only get their pay outs if it pays off.
Not every corporation is as bad as the financial sector which seems
to be the worst.
How much did Jobs make last year Tom?
I am not saying I agree with what most executives make, neither do I
agree with what most pro sports participants make either, but the
real cost for doing something as big as Fiber is expensive.
10 years ago I had to have a 40 foot section of fiber optic cable
fixed. Cost was about $200 or more.
Unless things have changed dramatically Fiber is still one of the
most expensive mediums around to build out. It is still one of the
best, but that comes at a price.
By the way Tom one simple question. Are worth what you get paid? Or
are you drawing down an inflated salary?
Stewart
At 02:59 PM 2/20/2010, you wrote:
The Interstate Highway System is pegged at $425 billion in 2006
dollars. So you are saying the unrolling fiber costs almost as much as
building a 6 lane national highway system?
I feel compelled to ask: what portion of the $300B is allocated to
bonuses for fat cat top management?
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