I think he told the boss he wanted to experiment with WiFi6 and didn’t 
enunciate the “6” clearly.

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 12:18 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

 

You can still touch the older ones like Ken and Bill...

 

From: Steve Jones 

Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 11:14 AM

To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group 

Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

 

I used to touch other ISPs as well, but now im not allowed to go to WISPA and I 
have to register with authorities

 

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 3:28 PM Mike Hammett <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

The last time I counted, my network touched 23 other fixed wireless\microwave 
ISPs.



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From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 2:30:11 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

So is this good, bad, or meh?

 

Honestly, I didn’t realize Frontier was eligible for CAF money by me, much less 
that they passed it up.

 

I mean, it’s not like we don’t already compete with 2-3 other WISPs throughout 
our service area.  But if they start offering/claiming 100 Mbps speeds for $50, 
that’s gonna peel off some customers.  If the offered speed is 25 Mbps, then 
it’s going to depend on how cheap they’re willing to price it to gain market 
share.  If you’re getting subsidies based on deployment not subscription, then 
it’s not so crucial that you steal all the customers away from the existing 
WISPs.  Eventually you need market share though.

 

 

From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf 
Of Tim Reichhart
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 2:22 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

 

Watchtv also have bright net under BRT North also which is benton ridge 
telephone co.

 

Tim

 

 

 


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From: "Joe Novak" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Date: 02/15/19 02:40
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

Watchcomm must be the subsidy of Benton Ridge Telephone Co, if you google 
Benton they do have links to watchcomm.

 

 

 

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 1:36 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

OK, different colors, have to click on a tract to see the bidder. I see a lot 
of AMG Technology Investment Group LLC, no idea who that is. And I see Benton 
Ridge Telephone Co. in our area. I can't find Watchcomm though in your Illinois 
file. Are they under an alternative name?

From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf 
Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 1:18 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

All of those areas have been awarded to the entity mentioned. Note there are 
multiple layers, one for each company that won funds in a given state.



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From: "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 1:14:34 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

Mike, are those areas where the incumbent passed up CAF money, or are you 
saying Watchcomm was awarded money for all those areas in the auction?

From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf 
Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 1:01 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dni7qzxz3530g0o/AAB12nH5NaalbVInxzeLBgaEa?dl=0

I did three states last fall.



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From: "Steve Jones" <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> >
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 12:51:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

where are they targeting in IL?

On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 11:31 AM Mike Hammett <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

They're a customer of mine in Indianapolis.

They've been offering to buy WISPs in areas they won CAF funds. I think they'll 
be partnering with neighboring WISPs where they can't buy them.



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From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 11:14:31 AM
Subject: [AFMUG] Watchcomm expansion in Illinois

Has anyone run into these guys? https://watchcomm.net We've heard a
rumor that they're going to be moving into Illinois backed by CAF
money. Their website isn't giving us any reason for pause, their
"Legacy network" highest plan is only 25mb/s. Looks like they're doing
TV just with DISH installs.

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