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  From: Leigh Hart <hart@dotat.com>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:25:29 +1030

Re: Broadband options in SA (was Re: ADSL talk suggestion)

G'day John, et al,

John Edwards <isplist@pinnacle.net.au> wrote:
> David Lloyd wrote:
> 
> > cabling is and must be placed underground. It costs
> > approximately $10000 per metre (yes it is that high)
> > to take overhead underground. It's a lot easier to
> > install the cables underground at the start than to
> > string even more services above ground...
> 
> Most cabling contractors will quote something like $40-$60 per
> metre for underground cabling (from memory), not including the
> cost of seeking permission.

That will get you duct in the ground (in some places, depending
on soil and/or other existing services that might be in the way),
fibre/cable will be additional on top of that, plus labour, plus
termination of said cables.

> They have some really cool digging tools that can make it under
> pavement etc without needing to disturb the surface past the
> starting point.

Underbore - a very cool technology - however, only suitable when
other services are sparse - otherwise you can get into real trouble :)

> I imagine the $10K figure includes getting lawyers involved in
> addition to electrical engineers.

$10k per metre sounds like a typo to me.  Sorry, the most I've 
ever paid for fibre/duct underground even with underbore/trench
work combined was $200/metre, and *that* was expensive.

Most duct is usually PVC btw, not steel, unless you're in a really
busy busy underground area and are paranoid about backhoe fade.

Cheers

Leigh
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