Re: New home builders without wires

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

" But even the rich can't fix broadband access beyond their property line." 




It depends on how rich. ;-) 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 

Midwest Internet Exchange 

The Brothers WISP 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Sean Donelan" <sean () donelan com> 
To: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2024 1:29:00 PM 
Subject: Re: New home builders without wires 

About 20% of new home construction is owner-financed ("Custom" homes). The 
builder will add essentially any "commercially reasonable" options the 
owner is willing to pay for. But even the rich can't fix broadband access 
beyond their property line. 

About 80% of new home construction is builder-financed ("Tract" or "Spec" 
homes). Builders have a fixed menu of construction options. A "Smart 
Home" seems to mean a Ring doorbell and Nest thermostat. The neighborhood 
infrastructure is usually the minimum required by building code. In many 
states, there is essentially no minimum outside of city limits. 

About 1% is Ultra-Rich home construction. As one builder described it 
"The Laws of Physics don't apply to these homes." 

I looked up the top 10 broadband network provider CEO's home addresses 
(don't worry, I'm not posting a list of CEO home addresses). Some have 
several houses, so I chose one of their residential addresses near their 
corporate HQ -- assuming Return-to-Office means they commute to their 
corporate HQ. 

Eight out of the top 10 broadband CEO's homes had 10 Gbps service 
available, and all had at least 1 Gbps service available at the home 
address nearest their HQ according to the FCC Broadband Map. I didn't 
check apparent secondary/vacation homes.