Gigabit (shared) connection in Olds, AB. for way too cheap

[Frollard]

Original story:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/#!/content/1.1382428

Sorry for mobile link - can't seem to find story on main news site.

 

A small community-improvement nonprofit in Olds has partnered with the government to supply the townsfolk of Olds with shared Gigabit connections.  The cost is about $60-100/month, about half of what I pay currently for my shaw 50mbit.  Residential users will be sharing bandwidth among about 4-5 households on each gigabit fiber line at worst.  Guaranteed 1000Mbit dedicated business connection can be had for $5000/month. 

I'd love to see real world numbers now that its rolling out with proper benchmarks; especially on upload rates which cripple my youtube sharing experience here in Calgary.  My neighborhood is strung with fiber here in Calgary but it'll remain dark for another decade I imagine.  I guess the benefit of small town infrastructure is there is a lot less to install!

[Nineshadow]

I can get gigabit for $18.Beat that!

[AlexGoesHigh]

I can get gigabit for $18.Beat that!

can i trow my cat 6 cable to your router please T_T

[Frollard]

I can get gigabit for $18.Beat that!

The obvious hurdle is you could fit Romania into Canada...a few times over...41 in fact...

238,391 km²

Romania, Area

 

9,984,670 km²

Canada, Area

And the populations, 21 million to 34.9 million Canada, we have 60% more people to get bits to, spread over (since the north is uninhabited mostly) call it 10-30 times the distance.

...it makes sense that internet here is 16x-100x as expensive.

[tristan1035]

I told you all, this is why Alberta is the best province.