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On Dec 14, 2016 2:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > But you may be able to get all the customers for little or nothing if you > can keep them in service. > Once they find another service provider, they are gone for good. > > -----Original Message----- From: Robert Andrews > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] wisp hanging on by a thread > > 250 customers should have been enough to make them viable. Sounds like > they built in too much overhead and/or financed instead of bought. Run > away, it's a house of straw... > > On 12/14/2016 12:58 PM, Ryan Ray wrote: > >> Could you negotiate with their upstream yourself if you did decide to >> buy them? Then it wouldn't take any time to get back online assuming the >> old provider would continue to provide services. Is the failing WISP >> just in arrears to their provider? >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Yeah... all you really need (or probably even want) is their actual >> network (tower rentals, the gear on said towers, and CPE, if they >> own those) and the customer list... if there's no real alternative, >> I suspect you'd get the majority of the customers if you can get >> them back up within a month or so. >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 2:44 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> __ >> still waiting to hear any preliminaries but if they only took >> the "head end" and the tower rentals are just that - rentals - >> well, i don't need their head end.... >> but yes, need a lot more information before i can make any >> educated decisions. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Josh Luthman <mailto:[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:02 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wisp hanging on by a thread >> >> Normally it's as simple as: How much does it cost? How much >> can you make? >> >> In this case...can they sell? Bank took everything, what >> assets can they sell to you? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:(937)%20552-2340> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:(937)%20552-2343> >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 2:58 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> __ >> So there is a WISP near us who we recently started >> coordinating with on frequencies, etc. >> Last Friday, the reached out and asked if we'd like to >> buy them. >> Then later that day they stated they were in a contract >> negotiation with their bandwidth provider and didn't see >> a solution. >> Over the weekend I spoke with someone else who had been >> affiliated with this company and basically their NOC has >> been >> repossessed by the bank. >> Monday they reached out and asked if we might sell them >> bandwidth. I told them we'd discuss it internally. >> Today I see on their facebook page their fiber is down - >> so this is day one of their going away, I'd assume. >> There is likely no time left for vetting or due >> diligence on reviewing this ISP for purchase so at this >> point it is likely a long shot. >> My question - I assume you would all advise run run run >> as fast as you can. >> From the time a WISP loses their bandwidth (and thus >> can't provide service) what is the rate of customer >> exodus? >> If we came to an agreement and resumed services say - >> just in time for Christmas - what percentage would you >> all guess >> the customer base would have departed? >> I am told they have 250 + or - >> I don't know if they're in an area where they are losing >> to the incumbent phone provider or cable provider. >> (I know they are in centurylink territory) >> I know our closest tower to them is 18 miles - but >> they're probably six hops from our head end. >> Merry Christmas. :) >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >> >> >
