How do you gain access to open trenches? In our area there are tens of new housing developments that I would love to start laying fiber in open trenches at a much lower price compared to boring, etc.?
On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Brett A Mansfield < [email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to do the same, sell and then do fiber. Anyone wanna buy a small > wisp? Haha. > > Seriously though, if anyone is interested in buying me out, if seriously > consider it. I enjoy this a lot, but I'm running very short on time to keep > it up. I'm very happy just keeping it and doing what I can, but I'm at a > crossroads -- sell or expand. > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > Silver Lake Internet, LLC > > On Aug 14, 2015, at 10:46 PM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ah, I’ve talked to Brett already. > > > > A lawyer is the best way to go. > > > > Wisp moving to fiber is a tall challenge that I honestly couldn’t achieve. > > > > Instead I rolled the sale of the WISP to a fiber company and it cost > hundreds of thousands of dollars. > > > > Good luck Brett and others! > > > > I’m sure it could be boot strapped for less, maybe doing greenfield open > trench access to start. > > But it’s still a lot of outlay for a trickle incoming. > > > > I can’t think of how anyone can do what we do for cheaper than we do it, > and it’s still a little unnerving J > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 14, 2015 3:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ROW conflict > > > > Talk to Sterling. > > > > *From:* Brett A Mansfield <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Friday, August 14, 2015 12:49 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ROW conflict > > > > No, not a CLEC. The other provider is an ILEC though. > > > > My company is just a WISP that is wanting to move to fiber. > > Thank you, > > Brett A Mansfield > > Silver Lake Internet, LLC > > > On Aug 14, 2015, at 12:44 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Are you a CLEC? That changes things, because if they have allowed someone > in the ROW already, I think they have to allow you too. There was some > rule passed, maybe in the Telecom Act, that states that cities cannot > discriminate, and must allow all providers. IANAL... > > > > I am currently in a battle with my city because they want to charge me a > franchise tax...that they don't charge to AT&T, Windstream, or Sprint. > > > > Regards, > Chuck > > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Brett A Mansfield < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Me and another company have both requested access to the city ROW to run > FTTx on the same day in the same city, and the response from the city was > that they are trying to decide if they want to allow access to one or both > of us or if they feel their current formally city funded company is enough. > > My question to the group is, is it even up to them or is it up to the > residents? And if I cannot get into the ROW, what alternatives do I have? > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > Silver Lake Internet, LLC > > > >
