I have not...and have not decided on if I will. They have contacted me multiple times, requesting me to submit a proposal.
You have to bid to lease the network on a year to year basis. You are responsible for all subscriber equipment. You have to provide service to approximately 7,000 subscribers. If you put out 7,000 Canopy SM's (Which is what they are pushing) that is $1.4M in subscriber gear. You cannot charge a setup fee. You have to offer internet service for $29.95/mth for 768kbps. At that price, it will take 10 months to recoup your installation and upfront equipment cost. This does not take into consideration the backbone internet cost. You may lose the contract before you can ever recoup the cost on a subscriber. If you lose the yearly bid, you will have to go and reclaim the subscriber equipment. The problem with this is, going to Hilbilly Bob's house to take his internet equipment away will be quite a hard task. None of the water districts are going to give free access to their water towers. You will have to negotiate access. The commercial towers are all Crown, so plan on $500/mth in tower leasing. You have to do a beta test on your own dime in their area, providing internet service. I don't know many commercial tower companies that will give you access for 60 days at a cheap rate, and who you will get a backbone connection from for 60 days. You have to pay prevailing wage for all labor. Once the network is in place, you are responsible for all and any upgrades/maintenance. If you lose the bid at the end of the year, you have to go and reclaim your equipment. If the company that installs the network uses equipment you don't like, that is not their problem it is yours. If the network is hit by lightning, you are responsible for replacing the equipment. You have to provide all of the upfront capital, and they will pay you back within 120 days. Meaning, you have to put up the $550k for 120 days...before they will repay you. I hate being a pessimist, but it is hard for me to be an optimist. You have the potential of pulling in $210k per month on 7,000 subscribers. You have to bid yearly on the contract to run the network. It would suck if you put up the $1.4M to put in the equipment with the subscribers, to have the contract yanked from you the following year. Good luck on getting those 7,000 subscribers to be happy about you removing your equipment if you lose the contract (did I already mention that?) If they would do it as a bid on a 5 or 10 year term then I would be interested. Regards, Chuck Hogg Shelby Broadband 502-722-9292 ch...@shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:25 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Service in London, KY? Anyone submit a proposal to do this? --> http://connectbelp.org/tag/broadband-request-for-proposal/ On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > I know of two WISPs in the London area. They are not on this list...but > you can contact me offline and I will tell you. > > Regards, > Chuck Hogg > Shelby Broadband > 502-722-9292 > ch...@shelbybb.com > http://www.shelbybb.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Steven G McGehee > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:57 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: [WISPA] Service in London, KY? > > Hi all, > > I was just wondering if anyone provides wireless connectivity in London, > > KY? Or are planning to offer service there within the next 12-18 months? > Thanks. > > -Steven > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > WISPA Wants You! 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