[Eug-lug] Local dial tone providers - Qwest alternatives?

[Bob Miller]

Ben Barrett wrote:

> EWEB has almost-dark [but not quite dark] fiber running along 11th Ave 
> (and some of Oak downtown)... startup costs are exorbitant, but if 
> anyone is looking at homes with the best future-potential for bandwidth, 
> I think this is a worthy consideration!

I looked into dark fiber, but got quoted $1000/month/mile, and
dropped it.  That's two orders of magnitude too high, even if I
shared it with the whole neighborhood.

AT&T has a fiber bundle running along Territorial, right underneath
our mailbox...

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