However how much is enough? The Department of Seattle’s Information Technology hired the Columbia Telecommunications Corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of the “Fiber-to-the Premises” or FTTP for short; a plan to introduce a city-wide Wi-Fi. The study reported “In terms of OSP, the estimated cost to construct the proposed FTTP network is . . . $472.5 million” (City of Seattle Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study 76). The estimated cost of implementing their “Fiber-to-the Premises” plan is 472.5 million. Furthermore the city used the study’s findings to determine that “The study found the City could not finance the build and . . . presents significant risk to the city 's finances at this time.” (Mattmiller). The city found that the most limiting factor preventing them from going forward with their plan was the lack of funds. Every city, especially smaller cities with less revenue should strongly consider the cost of such a project before going
However how much is enough? The Department of Seattle’s Information Technology hired the Columbia Telecommunications Corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of the “Fiber-to-the Premises” or FTTP for short; a plan to introduce a city-wide Wi-Fi. The study reported “In terms of OSP, the estimated cost to construct the proposed FTTP network is . . . $472.5 million” (City of Seattle Fiber-to-the-Premises Feasibility Study 76). The estimated cost of implementing their “Fiber-to-the Premises” plan is 472.5 million. Furthermore the city used the study’s findings to determine that “The study found the City could not finance the build and . . . presents significant risk to the city 's finances at this time.” (Mattmiller). The city found that the most limiting factor preventing them from going forward with their plan was the lack of funds. Every city, especially smaller cities with less revenue should strongly consider the cost of such a project before going