Though the offer does not have many implications for other Internet service providers not able to get $5371 per home in free money, Vermont Telephone has begun selling 1-Gbps Internet access for $35 a month.
Vermont Telephone serves 17,500 homes, and has gotten $94 million in "broadband stimulus" funds (about $5371 per home) to upgrade its network. It's interesting, but not an example of sustainable nationwide gigabit access precisely because it is built on huge subsidies.
The really important developments are any new ways ISPs can build networks delivering gigabit speeds, without subsidies, with clear and sustainable revenue models.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Vermont Telephone Sells $35-A-Month Gigabit Internet Access
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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