[dboreham]

As a one-time dabbler in the local ISP business I found this fascinating but I also wanted to scream "Nooooo...stop" as I read! There are contractors who spend every day digging up streets, laying conduit. FFS use one of them to do the job rather than messing around looking for a Bobcat with the right Diamond saw attachment. Another thing I'd worry about is that there may be fiber in the ground or on poles already in this area -- currently not being used because there isn't a big enough market for service. In our town I am asked from time to time if the city should pay to "drop a fiber conduit in a trench they already dug for some other purpose, because this town has no fast Internet". I take them outside, point up at the fiber bundles running all around town on poles...

[chrishacken]

I’m already well aware there’s fiber on poles here. The difference is, their network isn’t built to support FTTH, it’s built to support a few larger enterprises that are willing to pay $3,000/m for a circuit. Name one person that doesn’t want fiber internet. Saying there isn’t a big enough market for service when literally every single household and business purchases internet is ridiculous.

We already have 60% of the street we just cut up signed up for service.

[rashomon]

Absolutely true. I have property about 30 miles north of WB and Frontier told me they can't get a technician out to replace my service until January.

It would be faster for me to crawl on the ground to the nearest PoP and plugin to a GPON port then it would be for me to wait for them.

[dboreham]

Yes (I have my own version of this story that involves drilling holes in a mountain top for a tower, pouring concrete, deploying my own solar power system, microwave links, ...) however note that Frontier are making money by not providing you service. There is no mythical better ISP who will spool fiber 30 miles out to you, and will then sit back making money. They will go broke.

[dboreham]

>Saying there isn’t a big enough market for service when literally every single household and business purchases internet is ridiculous.

I certainly wish you good luck but I suspect that you are missing something if you think you're going to compete with national providers who have access to billions in capex and infinite marketing budget, selling a product where almost no customer understands the fine details of QoS and customer service (which are the only ways in which you can differentiate your offering).

fwiw we have dedicated fiber loop (not ftth) providers here (middle of nowhere, USA) who will deliver service for $600/mo with low or zero install charge so I question your $3k/mo figure.