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To: axial who wrote (25631)	2/28/2008 1:29:40 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

Short of a complex algorithm that would, by necessity, take into account countless variables, it's difficult to conceive of a formula that could universally apply, even across a range of locations with similar demographics. I recall some accounts that demonstrated economic benefits accruing after high-speed f-o rings were established in a town. Some of those, like the one I posted earlier, also may be posted to Jim Baller's site. No doubt, this area warrants better reporting and documentation than it's currently receiving, as you suggest. For example, I recall some claims coming from smaller towns, as well as suburban and rural areas, where fiber rings were first installed to facilitate better communications for commerce in business districts, then extending into municipal buildings and industrial parks, and only later spreading to single family homes and multi-dwelling unit buildings (MXUs). One way of accounting for gains that may seem unintutitive, but not so odd when you think about it, is by demonstrating how businesses do NOT leave a municipality for another location that is better connected, and in so doing impact the former's tax base, as opposed to whatever increased dollar amounts the business (or its employees and surrounding community) might be seeing in improved trade and economic benefits, respectively, which often receives more mention as political fodder than concomitant real dollar benefits (other than the preserved taxation dollars). The latter sometimes turns out to be a questionable practice, too, since very often a municipality will forgo huge amounts by granting sometimes ridiculously large tax abatements in order to retain a valued tenant. ------