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There's dark fiber in my home town -- what would it take to run a muni isp and finally give Comcast and co the finger?

• toomuchtodo 7y ago
  https://startyourownisp.com/ https://startyourownisp.com/ to start (it’s wireless last mile centric though). I will return with more links later when I’m back at my desktop and have access to my bookmarks. I ran a small ISP a lifetime ago, and have also helped others set them up.
  • gigatexal 7y ago
    past-tense -- would you do it again? There's a company already doing gigabit over wifi to homes but you run into line of sight issues -- if figure with all the dark fiber we would just patch into that
    • toomuchtodo 7y ago
      As long as there are people without good internet options and I could break even, yes. I plan on doing this in the Eastern Tennessee mountains, but I am somewhat financially secure and work remotely, YMMV. Like any bootstrapped venture, make it a side gig until you reach a comfortably sustainable run rate and subscriber base. You’re not going to get rich as a private ISP, but it can be a comfortable small biz.
      • gigatexal 7y ago
        Not losing money but being a viable alternative to the incumbents would be a huge win for me. I bet I would need to get some serious networking skills also, no?