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Costs around $3k for a carrier license.
by daurnimator 10y ago
Costs around $3k for a carrier license.
- virtuallynathan 10y agoAt least in the US/EU there is no such thing as a "carrier license". You simply register with an RIR, Pay to "lease" an AS number, request (or buy/transfer) address space. Once you've done that, buy transit from a provider in your data center or office building, set up a BGP speaker (Quagga, BIRD, GoBGP), and announce your IP space (has to be at least a /24 for IPv4, and a /48 for IPv6). This whole process can be done in under a month.
- daurnimator 10y agoSorry, I should have specified I was talking about AU. To sell internet connectivity here you must have a carrier license from ACMA. I've heard that it costs ~3k to get one. Which makes setting up an neighbourhood ISP just expensive enough that no one bothers. (this is on top of all the normal costs you mentioned)