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**Hugh** · 04-10-2014, 16:04

The challenge is them knowing about it - it's obviously much cheaper to put the infrastructure in when the site in in the building phase, not so much afterwards.

In the 90's, under the RaSWA91, the builders and other utilities were supposed to inform interested parties to enable concurrent build, rather than post-build - not sure if this still happens.

On the economics of a build (I don't know what the current cost per 100 metres is), if you had 300 homes, and you get a 35% uptake (which is quite good), and at a estimate (Big Kahuna costs) of £60 per month, times 12 months, times 105 customers, that is just over £75k per year from those customers.

If VM's margin (don't know, so only estimating) is 10 or 20 percent, that is only £7.5 to £15k per year.....

04-10-2014, 16:04	#70
Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 43,824	Re: How big are VM's infills? The challenge is them knowing about it - it's obviously much cheaper to put the infrastructure in when the site in in the building phase, not so much afterwards. In the 90's, under the RaSWA91, the builders and other utilities were supposed to inform interested parties to enable concurrent build, rather than post-build - not sure if this still happens. On the economics of a build (I don't know what the current cost per 100 metres is), if you had 300 homes, and you get a 35% uptake (which is quite good), and at a estimate (Big Kahuna costs) of £60 per month, times 12 months, times 105 customers, that is just over £75k per year from those customers. If VM's margin (don't know, so only estimating) is 10 or 20 percent, that is only £7.5 to £15k per year..... __________________ Thank you for calling the Abyss. If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.