Economies of rural FTTH

Tim Nulty's recent fame was mostly due to the success of the Burlington Telecom (often abbreviated BT, not to be confused with the other BT) project in Burlington, Vermont. I've mentioned Burlington in the past (see The Amazing Story of Burlington Telecom) as one of the landmark muni-fiber projects in the US.

Dr. Nulty has now left Burlington Telecom to its successes, and decided to set up a Non-Profit Organisation to try and replicate this success in other parts of Vermont. This organisation, called Valley Fiber, is set up to help other Tier 2 or 3 municipalities interested in replicating what happened in Burlington. I suspect Tim Nulty also wants, through Valley Fiber to prove that Burlington didn't just work by chance.

There's an interesting article about this on Telephony Online entitled Rural FTTP 'perfectly economical,' says muni fiber veteran. I encourage you to read it. If time allows, I'd love to do some simulation on this, and maybe Kai Seim who explores similar issues will want to comment ?