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jmatach t1_j6z7da2 wrote

Reply to comment by 29681b04005089e5ccb4 in Cord Cutting Is Hitting Comcast Harder Than Ever by speckz

Because fiber cost next to nothing for hundreds of feet. Coax cost $80,000 per mile. 500 feet with all the electrical components would cost approximately $7500. Then it’s about $150 to the install (labor for tech roll) $200 for the modem and wire and another 150 to bury the new service drop. So the cable company would have to spend 8 grand to get $60 a month. And who’s to say the new customer wouldn’t cancel after 3 months?

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29681b04005089e5ccb4 t1_j6z9kf9 wrote

Perhaps Comcast should work harder on switching everything over to fiber in that case so they can remain competitive in the ISP market.

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jmatach t1_j6zdsju wrote

Agreed, my company is doing it they should too

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