Just for grins, here is an example of a small town that got it right! The Ruby Ranch Co-op at: < http://www.rric.net > not only beat the telcos at their own game, they show others how to do it.
Enjoy, Ben > > > Here's an idea though, and this might actually be possible since you > guys are on small islands and seem to be fairly well organized. Use > various devices to set up a big public access network. Start off with > T1s and upgrade as you go. Eventually you'll become so big, that the > telco might be willing to PEER with you. This ain't buying bandwidht > folks, this means you ARE another telco (expect them to fight it at > first though; telcos HATE competition). Telephone companies have no > choice but to peer with others, otherwise they're of no use. Ideas for > links: > > --MonMotha > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau