How Much Will Google's Fiber Network Cost?

Google's proposed fiber network won't be cheap. It will pass between 20,000 and 200,000 homes and it will cost Google between $3,000 and $8,000 per home, or roughly $60 million to $1.6 billion, depending upon the final size and footprint of the network. If Google reaches, say, 100,000 homes, it would cost the company about half a billion dollars. Google's final tab will depend on where it decides to build out the network -- Calix Networks says population density is the single most important factor in calculating the cost of fiber connection per home.