Tim, If they’re at all reasonable, try showing them the numbers. Estimate on the low side and explain that there’s a ramp up period to get to the 40 customers. Show your ARPU and explain that you also have all of your other cost of doing business. If your ARPU is $50 per month, you’re looking at a $2000 per month potential revenue. Explain your overhead and show them what you’re paying for other towers even if they aren’t water towers. Also, mention to them that signing a contract with you won’t stop them from signing a deal with a cell company as well.
Hopefully you can get someone to listen to reason. Another thing we’ve done is to tell people who call us from that community to call the village and tell them they want our service in town. James From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Reichhart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] avg rent for village/city water tower Sean The village is only around 2900 and I am thinking maybe 40-50 or more potential subs from this location. Tim From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Heskett Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 5:17 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] avg rent for village/city water tower at $50/mo per subscriber (average internet price, or whatever your average ARPU is) means you would need to have 160 subscribers just to pay the rent. how big is the town, and how many potential subs can this water tower gain you? once you show them those numbers they will usually have an "ah ha" moment and realize that it's just not practical. On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Tim Reichhart <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Guys This is for the people who is renting space on village/city water tower whats your avg rent or what did you guys agreed on rent? Because I have one village is trying sucker punch me into saying that I should give them 8-15k per year to rent space on there water tower and where they are getting this quote is because centurylink is paying them 15k per year for “ renting a small fiber optic cable facility to Century Link for $8000 annually” Which I feel that quote is unfair for an small wisp like me. I have explain to them that I am an small WISP and I am not like centurylink or any telephone company. Then they turn around emailed me again saying they just got an letter from an cell phone company wanting to rent space on there water tower. They also told me they are getting ready to install water smart meter and they will be placing antenna’s on there. Sounds like to me the village is trying some tricky crap to make me offer more money then what I offered to them. So I like you guys input into this. Tim ________________________________ Total Control Panel Login<https://asp.reflexion.net/login?domain=litewire.net> To: [email protected]<https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=242260993&domain=litewire.net> From: 0000014c57f62089-1fc4edc4-2052-4687-b9cd-c6049d3ae592-000...@amazonses.com<https://asp.reflexion.net/address-properties?aID=3166674650&domain=litewire.net> Remove<https://asp.reflexion.net/FooterAction?ver=2&un-wl-sender-domain=1&rID=242260993&aID=3166674650&domain=litewire.net> amazonses.com from my allow list You received this message because the domain amazonses.com is on your allow list.
