Rudolfo Munguia wrote: > I haven't heard of any plans for FTTP in the valley due to the extreme cost. > > You see, due to the density of the population on the east coast they > have a much easier time justifying the capital expenditure of FTTP. > Much like parts of Japan where they are connection entire city blocks > via GigE/FastE; there are thousands of people per city block, making > the revenue per installed fiber much higher. > > With Phoenix being pretty much the king of the "Urban Sprawl" > phenomena, we are lucky to have as much High-speed coverage as we do. > And that coverage is actually pretty poor, in many places you don't > have a choice of Qwest vs. Cox vs. Sprint, because they simply don't > have the equipment in the area to support it. > > As far as your apartment, talk to your Lease office. Many companies > are connecting entire apartment complexes via Dedicated T1 and 10Mb > drops or WAP's. If they don't have that available, then ask if you > could talk to their Telecomm Technician. They will often times have > the inside scoop on whether or not the local Carrier has ISDN/FracT1 > services available and can help you get it approved by the mgmt and > ordered with the Carrier. > > The flip side of this is that you could create a business plan and > present it to the mgmt and run your own pseudo-ISP via FracT1+WAP > which could pay for itself. > > I have worked in Telcom here in the valley for over 15 years, if you > need any serious advice, just ping me. > > > On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:45:52 -0700, Miles Beck wrote: > >>Quoting Don Calfa : >> >> >>>Anybody have any idea if/when FTTP will be available in the valley? >> >>Nope, but if it the network build out issues are not resolved soon I can wait. >>This article details problems Verizon is having upgrading their network. >> >>http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBEK96VF1E.html >> >>------------------------------------------------- I'm from Atlanta and our sprawl here doesn't even come close to theirs. How is it that VDSL is available here and not there? Also, 4 years ago in Atlanta, MCI was laying fiber everywhere. Could that have been the precursor for FTTP? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss