The Netherlands is probably ahead of any other country in FTTH. Already while I
lived there (until 2007), entire towns and neighbourhoods were being wired with
fiber, and of course business estates etc. Of course, it is easier to do in a
small, densely populated place.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Thanks for that, Jim.
>
> Some businesses in the UK are working to bring fibre packages to the whole
> country, but it's going to be a slow process.
>
> Chris
>
> On 10 Jun 2012, at 07:49, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>>
>> In our case, we receive telephone, TV, and internet service as a package
>> deal, and it saves me some money each month compared to purchasing them
>> individually. But it has been a hard sell for the utility company.
>> Legally, they are only allowed to provide service within the city limits,
>> though a number of businesses outside the city would love to have the
>> service. They just hired a marketing specialist to try to bring in more
>> business.
>
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