Yeah, that is the idea behind the Neo comments. It would be open access middle mile.
Cameron On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 4:35 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > 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 >>> >> -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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