[Davisgig] Fiber Optic Cable Installation Costs

[Shneor Sherman]

Here are some per-mile costs:
http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/DisplayRUCByUnitCostElementUnadjusted?ReadForm&UnitCostElement=Fiber+Optic+Cable+Installation+&Subsystem=Roadside+Telecommunications+

Also
http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-rule-of-thumb-in-estimating-the-cost-to-build-out-a-dark-fiber-run

(scroll down to read replies)

Real life experience

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/17/how-chattanooga-beat-google-fiber-by-half-a-decade/

It looks like the max is probably $200K per mile, so for Davis, $32 million. But costs might be much lower.

Shneor Sherman