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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, tom wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8618507.stm I'd be happy with a meg right now!
It's an intersting setup, but I bet it's cost them a fortune to get going. But them my own experiences of bringing broadband into a "community" were rather bad, so I'm cynical about the whole thing.
So - 400 people raised £37,000 - just under £100 a person, but then there will be the running costs ...
They've unbundled a village - or by the looks of it, unbundled the local street cab, and installed their own cabinet, brought in a 40Mb pipe from "London" (Not direct to Rutland I bet, but hey ho) and that in itself is going to cost a small fortune.
So hats off to them for doing it - I just hope it's sustainable... The ones I was invovled with wern't )-:
Gordon
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