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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (6693)3/20/2000 5:45:00 PM
From: MikeM54321  Read Replies (7) of 12823
 
Ray and Thread- I have a pretty stupid question I've been wanting to ask for quite awhile. It involves the, "Powerline," solution.

Since anyone would be very hard pressed to find any home or office in the developed world not connected by electricity, it must mean there are MASSIVE amounts of right-of-way that all these electrical utility companies own. Right? And from what I see, most of it is aerial. And most of the power lines hit these giant backbone like towers crossing our entire country and probably the world. Then they all lead to these giant, barbed wired, fenced in yards tailor made for COs or POPs.

Well what is so hard about taking a fiber cable and ty-wrapping it to every piece of electrical wire running throughout the world? Just throw in the equipment (which is relatively cheap compared to obtaining RoW and trenching cable), and bingo! You have instant FTTH worldwide.

I told you it was stupid, but I really don't understand why? -MikeM(From Florida)
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