[Cialug] speaking of fiber, qwest?

[Neal Daringer]

my understanding was the the "last mile" is still copper. is this correct?

On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
>>
>> Maybe this was mentioned a few weeks ago but it didn't register until
>> the other day. I stopped at the mall to grab some lunch and there was
>> a sign for Qwest fiber optic Internet.
>> Anyone know where in Des Moines they're offering this? I saw something
>> on the website that lead me to believe its priced at $99/mo, which
>> seems a little high for just Internet (even though it's 20mbps). Maybe
>> if that price is right it includes more than just inet. FiOS by
>> Verizon is $57.99/mo 20m down/5mbps up and $69.99 for 20/20.
>
> It's in parts of West Des Moines and Urbandale now. They are expanding it at
> a fairly rapid clip.
>
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