Friday, January 21, 2005
Rumors of Truce in Battle of Lafayette
This article from Jim Baller, is way interesting for several reasons.
First, it looks like Cox and BellSouth might sense that their opposition to Lafayette, Louisiana's municipal utility system to build fiber to the home is a losing cause. The national attention from Leslie Cauley's USA Today article, and the following USA Today editorial supporting Lafayette's initiative seems to have helped. The current article quotes BellSouth Louisiana President Bill Oliver saying, “I think when grown people sit down and talk that all things are possible."
Second, how about this!
Third, already some customer owned network action is starting:
Finally, the price tag on the project is $125 million. The population of Lafayette is 116,000. That's $1077.59 per person. Would you pay $1100 once to have fiber in your town forever after? N.O.B.R.A.I.N.E.R.
First, it looks like Cox and BellSouth might sense that their opposition to Lafayette, Louisiana's municipal utility system to build fiber to the home is a losing cause. The national attention from Leslie Cauley's USA Today article, and the following USA Today editorial supporting Lafayette's initiative seems to have helped. The current article quotes BellSouth Louisiana President Bill Oliver saying, “I think when grown people sit down and talk that all things are possible."
Second, how about this!
Local BellSouth representative John Williams says the company recently sent out a memo requesting that their employees no longer take company time to solicit signatures for a petition to hold a public vote on the LUS issue.Hmmm. Company time.
Third, already some customer owned network action is starting:
Lafayette Utilities System’s existing fiber optic loop is now allowing its wholesale partners to expand into the telephone market. Hamilton Medical Group, which consists of 18 physicians over six different specialties, has just launched a new internal communications network that carries voice over Internet protocol phone service through LUS’ fiber.Fourth, I have one friend in Lafayette, Biker Bob Guilbeau, owner of world famous Prejean's cajun restaurant. The article cites project engineer Kirk Guilbeau for finding a way to make the above VOIP phone service possible. Any relation? [Update: Biker Bob says he doesn't know Kirk, but all Guilbeaus in the U.S. are "coozans."]
Finally, the price tag on the project is $125 million. The population of Lafayette is 116,000. That's $1077.59 per person. Would you pay $1100 once to have fiber in your town forever after? N.O.B.R.A.I.N.E.R.
Comments:
Interesting article here on commercial FTTH approaches using fibre glut.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/01/21/04FEbandwidthman_1.html
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