In this Lightwave article, David Mies, a marketing manager at Corning Cable Systems presents the results of a study comparing DSL- connected homes and FTTH-connected homes in Keller, TX:

• -The average market price for homes having FTTH access was 8.6% higher than homes without FTTH access.
  
• -The most recent appraised values of homes having FTTH access were 4.5% higher, on average, than homes without FTTH access.
  
• -The homes having FTTH access in this study all experienced increases in appraised value from 2005 to 2006, while none of the DSL homes increased during this same period of time.