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To: Jon Tara who wrote (179)6/21/1997 9:01:00 AM
From: Sam Citron   of 383
 
Jon,

I have been able to obtain statistics for homes passed per fiber node for Adelphia (ADLAC), a rather small MSO in the northeast. It's 10K reveals that it has on average 888 homes passed per node but that in its recent upgrades it installs a node every 2 miles of fiber, or on average one node per 180 homes passed.

From Adelphia's latest 10K:

"In most of its recent upgrades, the Company has utilized a Modified
Passive Network Architecture ("MPNA") which utilizes fiber optic cable as an
alternative to the coaxial cable that historically has been used to distribute
cable signals to the subscriber's home. The MPNA design deploys on average one
fiber node for every two miles of fiber optic cable, or approximately one fiber
node for every 180 homes passed. The Company believes this compares favorably
with current industry averages. This deep penetration of fiber optic cable into
the Systems' networks has the advantages of providing increased reliability to
customers, improved bandwidth and easier implementation of the return path plant
capabilities. This will position the Company to offer additional video
programming services, to utilize the expanded bandwidth potential of digital
compression technology and to meet the anticipated transmission requirements for
high-definition television, digital television, high-speed data and telephone
services."

sec.gov

I would be interested in comparative statistics if available from other MSOs.

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