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# Fiber Investments by Counties Pay for Themselves, Says Broadband Consultant
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/fiber-investments-by-counties-pay-for-themselves-says-broadband-consultant/
- Published: 2014-04-08T22:09:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:31:46.000Z
- Description: AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2014 – It makes sense for communities and local government to build fiber networks to manage their communications need, said Joanne Hovis, President of CTC Communications, at the Broadband Communities Conference here. Using a simple analysis of the costs to deploy T-1 communi
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AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2014 – It makes sense for communities and local government to build fiber networks to manage their communications need, said Joanne Hovis, President of CTC Communications, at the Broadband Communities Conference here.

Using a simple analysis of the costs to deploy T-1 communications networks versus fiber networks, Hovis showed how Montgomery County schools paid $3,600 per megabit per second (Mbps) annually to receive service at 1.54 Mbps. These costs were lowered to $1,800 per Mbps through eRate funds.

But, when calculating the costs of building a fiber network in the county, schools were able to receive 100 Mbps service at a cost of $70 per Mbps, she said. “Think about these kinds of strategies as you think about your fiber strategy,” Hovis said, at a session on “building the economic case for fiber broadband.”