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Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Dialup Internet
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:11:48 +0100
I doubt you understood the math behind their reasonings Ken - short term views 
vs wider long term benefits (and profits if you insist)

;-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 12 févr. 2020 à 21:08, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
>> Your answer is too long for your servant to read it - but copper being 
>> replaced by fiber optics is a fact here - huge public investment lately.
>> Now, you folks may be at variance with it of course, and I was tempted to 
>> write naturally, yet, it is not far from what bipartisan collaboration 
>> recommends over there ;-)
> 
> 
> I didn't say that it ISN'T happening. But the key factor is "who is
> paying for it?" If it costs on average $20,000 to provide high-speed
> Internet to a household, what would be the needed revenue per
> household be?
> 
> As to the 600,000 number in Virginia, that is definitely true, based
> on the redefinition of "broadband". The threshold has changed so much
> in the past several years that most copper-pair technologies no longer
> apply, even though the typical speeds may be in the 10-20mbps range.
> 
> Also consider the demographics of those 600,000 in Virginia. I don't
> want to state some obvious points, but, keep in mind that over a third
> of those households have NEVER had a telephone line connected - ever!
> 
> Oh, I forgot. There is one other service delivery mechanism that is
> gaining in popularity and will be a substantial competitor (as well as
> supplier) to us in Alaska: LEO Satellites.
> 
> AK Schnozz
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