I'm in FL -- there are many many small communities like Saddlebags Lakes Resort[1] that do not have any broadband services at all. The local cable/DSL providers

I'm in FL -- there are many many small communities like Saddlebags Lakes Resort[1] that do not have any broadband services at all. The local cable/DSL providers have not seen it prudent to bother to provide service. I can list at least 100 similar communities. But you are correct many WISPs are in primarily rural areas, but then the costs are reduced if your customer base is reduced also, and you have the benefit of things like water towers, silos, etc... to use, often you can just give the owner of such structure free service in exchange for the use of it. The toughest area for a WISP is a heavily wooded rural area. Anywhere the ground is flat and trees are low or spares is a WISP paradise. This guy's blog[2] is usually fairly interesting, though I think he's drank a little too much of the Mimosa kool-aid. [1] http://www.saddlebaglakeresort.net/ http://www.saddlebaglakeresort.net/ (disclaimer: I am not involved in any way with the WISP that covers that area.) [2] http://muniwireless.com/author/roryconaway/ http://muniwireless.com/author/roryconaway/