Financial Advantages

LOWER COST MEDIUM ALLOWS FOR LOWER COST SERVICES WHILE MAINTAINING OR EVEN INCREASING MARGINS

• –Discounted services to end users
  • Both individually and bundled
  • More bundling options means more savings options
    
    
• –Longer network life extends back end profitability
  
  
• –Fiber delivery increases value of new home which adds not only to the initial sale but the second sale as well
  
  
• –Fiber distribution enhances salability by developing a “Product Differentiation” position for the developer. These type of properties are more sought after by technology savvy buyers

“Installing copper communications cable versus a fiber cable to a home in a new development is analogous to a builder installing 5-year rated shingles” – Broadband Homes, February, 2006.