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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

60K in 10 years is not very expensive if you didn’t have to pay for the digging itself. That could easily be as expensive without any service. Now I don’t know what happens after your current contract though, whether it will be reduced or if you have options to switch providers…

[–] AlecSadler 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Supposedly it drops to something like $60/mo (in today's dollars). The rest is actually me having agreed to subsidize the digging itself. I just looked again it's actually 8 years, so on the whole I still feel like it was worth it.

In fact, I remember them telling me they went way over budget on the project so I'm actually underpaying (we signed agreements prior to them breaking ground). So I guess that aligns.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Good one. And your commune wouldn't pay for any of it ?

[–] AlecSadler 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not sure what you mean by commune?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure... the town ? district maybe ?

[–] AlecSadler 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ohhh okay, sorry, I wasn't sure if by commune you meant I lived in a multi-family commune - which I don't.

Unfortunately, no, the actual town I live in address-wise has a whopping population of about 1000 people but that's spread out over multiple multiple acres of farmland. And on top of that I'm on the edge of said town boundaries. If I lived in the town itself I would have had access to fiber internet without having to get a line trenched, unfortunately, I don't.

Because it only benefits my property, no subsidies or anything available.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I see. Well you still made a good investment