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bluedino ◴[] No.32411780[source]
> Comcast once told him it would charge $50,000 to extend its cable network to his house—and that he would have gone with Comcast if they only wanted $10,000.

Starts his own company and finds out it costs $30,000 to do it.

You need big trucks, drills, excavating equipment, skilled union workers making good wages, safety concerns around water, gas, sewer, electrical and other communication lines, you can't mess up peoples lawns, you have to go out and maintain these systems after storms.

And people want this all for $55/month!

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1. criddell ◴[] No.32412069[source]
> Starts his own company and finds out it costs $30,000 to do it.

There are two homes that are a half mile away from the others. The $30k number relates to those two properties.