We have 2 water tower locations.....
At one, we provide free service and hosting for the city.
At the other, we provide free service to the city and 4% of our net
profit generated by users connected directly to their water tower.
At a similar location, (an old city owned NORAD radar dome), we provide
internet service for the city and hosting.
In all cases, the city's involved consider us to be an asset and a
source of indirect revenue. Houses here are much harder to sell if
broadband is not available.
Make friends with realtors........
Jason Hensley wrote:
Thanks Cliff (and everyone else).
The local folks here have been told by someone they should not take
less than $1000 per month for someone to locate on their tower.
Needless to say that puts a pretty big hit in the pocket book, and
makes ROI pretty much non-existent for small-town WISP's like myself
(I'm in a town of rolling hills and lots of big thick oak trees,
population around 12,000). So, I'm working trying to find comparable
figures for what others are paying and have worked out, etc, just to
show that most are not paying anywhere near the $1000 per month for a
water tower. Other towers, yes, maybe, but not water towers - at
least not that I have found.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Leboeuf"
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: RE: [WISPA] Water Tower Colocation
Jason,
Each deal is different. I had tried unsuccessfully to get access to the
water towers in my area for years.
Than, one day, the realized that I could offer them something...two way
IP communication to their equipment, and they could eliminate the 1FB's
and modem they were currently using.
I not charge them $30 per month for their 42 locations, and have rights
to all of their towers for AP's...Go figure!
- Cliff
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Hensley"
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Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:25 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Water Tower Colocation
I'm looking for comparisons again on water tower colocation. Have
another area I'm trying to go into. Looking for what you're paying,
if
anything, what you're trading out (speed, number of buildings /
connections, etc), etc etc.
Specifically looking for folks in towns of under 20,000, but anything
will help.
Thanks a lot in advance!!!
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