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>How difficult is it to build an ISP? The bandwith is cheap. There are a lot of solutions that can get you into peoples' homes. It is tough to get utility righ
by fnordfnordfnord 12y ago
>How difficult is it to build an ISP?
The bandwith is cheap. There are a lot of solutions that can get you into peoples' homes. It is tough to get utility right of way access, but not impossible. Here is the kicker. If you succeed (after some expense) in setting all of these things up and getting more than a few customers; then the local incumbents will open up their DOCSIS 3 modems or "roll out U-verse upgrades", cut their prices, and destroy your baby ISP in its crib.
- noonespecial 12y agoWe were able to use this against Comcast once. After years of promising that residential broadband was coming "within 6 months" as they again and again, re-upped their awful franchise agreements with the local politicos, we decided to build a limited WISP to serve certain local customers. We formed a 501(c)3, rented some roof space and hooked up about 15 households. It hit the fan when we put up the flyers. They had cable internet to the houses in that neighborhood less than 6 weeks later. We quietly took down our wisp, sold our Ubiquiti Wireless units on ebay, and basked in the new cheap cable modem goodness. I think all we really needed were the flyers.