Rural Broadband Fascinating Numbers & Facts

Fascinating  numbers:

•  According to  the NY state 2010 Annual Broadband Report,   the state received  $160,000,000.00 from the federal government in the form of grants and loans.

• $1.1 million dollars:  the amount Time Warner paid to expand in a rural area of Maine... 50 miles of fiber-optic and coaxial cable with the potential to serve nearly 12oo customers.**see source

• $53,927.00: the amount Time Warner quoted us last spring to expand service .6 miles to our home with the potential to serve over 11 households.

• $89,878.33:  the amount Time Warner would charge per mile to connect our section of Dryden.

• $1.1 million dollars: the amount Time Warner would need (based on the quote we received) to cable a little over 12 miles in my area of the globe.

  **http://www.timewarnercable.com/northeast/about/inthenewsdetails.ashx?PRID=2859&M

• Time Warner makes billions:  “Revenues for the first quarter of 2011 increased 5.0% from the first quarter of 2010 to $4.8 billion.” ( http://wp.me/pVlDG-ca)

• Communication services comparable to what Time Warner advertises for approximately $100 per month, cost us $274.00 per month or $3288/year.

Did you know:

• The Franchise Agreement between Time Warner & the Town of Dryden was almost renegotiated in 2005.   That was the last time they came close.  When an ag

•   There is a formula that Time Warner refers to when giving customers a quote, it is from:New York State ~ Title 16. Department of Public Service, Chapter VIII. Cable Television, Subchapter B. General Part 895. Franchise Standards (Refs & Annos)

•  Section 895.5. Requirements for construction of cable television plant and provision of cable television servicesPublic Service Commission passed a law

  (2) That cable television service will not be denied to potential subscribers located in line extension areas who are willing to contribute to the cost of construction in accordance with the following formula:

    (C/ LE) – (CA/ P)= SC

   

•  The United States Department of Agriculture   awarded $160 million  to states to build a broadband infrastructure, New York was not one.   http://broadband.about.com/b/2011/08/24/usda-awards-103m-for-rural-broadband.htm?nl=1

•  I Tompkins␣County␣Broadband␣Committee has recommended  that the Tompkins County Council of Governments form an exploratory group to look into the advisability of joining in common interest in local municipal cable renewal negotiations with TW.

•  You can access the NY state broadband map at  http://www.broadbandmap.ny.gov