[173423] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Muni Fiber and Politics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Osmon)
Wed Jul 23 19:54:00 2014
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:53:50 -0600
From: John Osmon <josmon@rigozsaurus.com>
To: Steven Saner <ssaner@hubris.net>
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Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 09:55:39AM -0500, Steven Saner wrote:
[...]
> Now, it is tempting to suggest that the electric cooperative should take
> on the project.
I've seen that exact scenario happen in rural New Mexico. The Co-op
members wanted dial-up access, and couldn't get it. They asked the
co-op board to build an ISP, and they did. They weren't great at the
job, but no one else was putting in access ports within the local
calling area.
A few years later, we bought their customer base. The co-op was happy
to sell to someone that "did Internet for a living." We gave them
enough money to make the board and members happy with their investment.
So, yeah. I'd say it's more than tempting to suggest that an
electric co-op could take on broadband projects.
