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To: mmeggs who wrote (1138)	8/30/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	of 1461

mmegs: I do not have precise figures for the cost of a ring architecture, but based on what I heard, the cost per building is between $10K and $20K. WTC on the Last Mile thread had recently an interesting post indicating that the cost of fiber per building was often greatly exaggerated and currently was running at $40K to $60K per building (this may depend on the presence of ducts through which fiber can be passed). As a general rule, buildings that need OC3s ultimately are strong candidates for fiber connection. So ARTT seems to be placing itself in a situation where it will compete against fiber, not a wise choice IMHO. The low hanging fruits for BBFW are smaller office buildings which need more than a T1 but less than OC3. I am very suspicious of the current fashion for ring connected architectures versus P-MP, particularly as the guru of this fashion is Bill Frezza, who a few years ago was the leading opponent against CDMA. I still think that P-MP will be very successful. This should not be construed as an endorsement of PCMS. Best regards, Bernard Levy

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