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- From: multics@clotho.acm.rpi.edu (Multics)
- Subject: Re: Free Internet/Usenet Access (was Re: Modem Madness)
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 14:32:23 GMT
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- I've been doing some pricing to see about setting up a public access internet
- site in the Albany, NY (USA) area. The following are the basic costs I've
- been quoted:
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- 56K internet connection $2000 setup + $1000/month
- 56K line to the provider $1000 installation + $350/month
- Phone lines for dialin (16) about $100/line installation and $30/line/month
- with a deposit of about $1000-$1200 required. ($1600 install and $480/month).
- Router and DSU/CSU unit about $5000.
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- These are from memory and should be within about 10% of actual numbers.
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- This gives an installation cost of almost $11,000 and a monthly operation
- cost of about $1830/month.
-
- NOTE: this does not include the computer at my end, power, air conditioning,
- maintenance, and other misc expenses, such as postage and billing supplies.
- The internet access includes a full news feed and email with no volume
- related charges.
- I've tried to include estimates to cover the various sales, use, etc taxes
- I'd have to pay.
- There is no budgetting in this for any pay for me or anyone else, its all
- to cover setup and operating costs.
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- My best estimate is I would need about 125-150 customers willing to pay
- $15 to $20 per month to cover operating expenses and setup costs spread
- over a 5 year period.
-