I just got back from Eskimo land. How ironic... :) Estimated c ost of operating the network is 3.6 million.
100,000 estimated possible customers. 36 dollars operating cost per customer, estimated. 6000 actual customers. 600 dollars per customer operating costs. Could someone tell me what the blazes these costs are? My business has costs of $7 per customer, not including wages, per month. This is bandwidth, leases, replacement of equipment, etc. I see why even a million in cash would not create an incentive to take on this nightmare. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Belton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark > The story even gets better here: > > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fiw-earthlink14-2008may14,0,2022464.story > > Give the network away along with $1M in CASH and still no takers! > Haha...unbelievable...well not really. > > This proves there are some business plans that are so bad you can't even > PAY > someone to take over. > > Yah, that Muni-WiFI idea is a good one! Ranks right up there with selling > ice to an Eskimo. <grin> > > Best, > > > Brad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Travis Johnson > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:42 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark > > It's starting to look like the dot-bomb era again, only in the > communications realm this time. > > Travis > Microserv > > Brad Belton wrote: >> Well, true on the original failed Muni-WiFi business model, but my >> comment >> was based on Mr. Huff's statement below. They can't even give it away! >> >> EarthLink CEO Rolla Huff said in a statement today. "Unfortunately, our > hope >> that we could transfer our network to a nonprofit organization that had >> planned to offer free WiFi throughout Philadelphia will not be realized. >> Since we have exhausted our efforts to find a new owner of the network, > our >> only responsible alternative now is to remove our network at our cost and >> assist our Wi-Fi customers with alternative ways to access the Internet." >> >> Gee, maybe the AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Data cards are a more attractive >> mobile solution after all. Who would have ever thought of THAT! Duh! > lol >> >> >> >> >> Watch as Clearwire ends up with a similar fate. I'm honestly surprised >> Clearwire stock has even bumped beyond $20 even after all the "great" >> news >> they've had recently. Goes to show it's all smoke and mirrors with >> little >> or no Clearwire profits in the foreseeable future. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Sascha Meinrath >> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:47 PM >> To: wireless@wispa.org >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark >> >> > Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 09:43:28 -0500 >> > From: "Brad Belton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark >> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >> > >> > Damn, there goes any hope for free water service too... >> > >> > <grin> >> > >> > Brad >> >> Don't forget, Philly was a for-fee service -- so the correct retort would >> be, >> "Damn, there goes any hope for paid water service too..." ;) >> >> --Sascha >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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