[Davisgig] Comcast 2 Gbps Residential FTTH offer - Thoughts?

[Douglas A. Walter]

I agree with what Steve and then Shneor wrote. I was mulling the "Sports park" proposal, and it occurred to me that more people would benefit from a gigabit fiber network than from a number of playing fields. Economically and educationally, there's much more for kids and local businesses (even if soccer and baseball teams eat a lot of oranges and chips, which my employer sells).

On May 13, 2015, at 11:03 PM, Shneor Sherman via Davisgig wrote:

> Seems to me the more serious issue is the mayor's proposed utility users tax on the 2016 ballot. I doubt that both that and a parcel tax couls pass. Maybe this item could be rolled into the utility tax proposal. That could also increase the payback time to 30-40 years.
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> Shneor Sherman
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> On Wed, 5/13/15, Steve McMahon via Davisgig <davisgig at list.omsoft.com> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [Davisgig] Comcast 2 Gbps Residential FTTH offer - Thoughts?
> To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com" <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 5:01 PM
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> I'll
> believe it when Comcast starts work on getting the permits.
> Until then, it's FUD to scare off competition.
> As for pricing, I'd guess $300
> if there's no competition from a municipal offering.
> $75-$100 if there is.
> And, of course, with Comcast's
> unrivaled (not in a good way) service.
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at
> 4:20 PM, Shneor Sherman via Davisgig <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
> wrote:
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> quetion is, what would it cost for gigabit service? Do you
> have to subscribe to Comcast cable for this? Would there
> still be metering and different speeds for different
> providers? Not to mention lousy customer service. So,
> maybe.
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> Shneor Sherman
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> On Wed, 5/13/15, Robert Nickerson via Davisgig <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
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>  Subject: [Davisgig] Comcast 2 Gbps Residential FTTH offer
> - Thoughts?
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>  To: "davisgig at list.omsoft.com"
> <davisgig at list.omsoft.com>
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>  Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 4:03 PM
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>      Sorry Arbuckle!
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>      Does anyone think that a municipal or community
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