That $0.20 is only going to be in the major markets. There's not much immediately near you.
Crown Castle has some fiber near Jacksonville, but it doesn't really go anywhere. Altice has a ring that drops by Kingston, but I'm not sure how they connect to the rest of the world. PalmettoNet may be in Kingston as well. They say they have a POP there, but they don't show any fiber there, so I'm not sure how that works. Otherwise, they're in Jacksonville, New Bern, Greenville, Wilson, Fayetteville, Smithfield, etc. They can get you to Atlanta. Spectrum provides transport to WISPs, sometimes reasonably. Check with FISPA. THey had a deal with Charter. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Rachide" <alrach...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 8:11:24 AM Subject: [AFMUG] New WISP in NC needs backhaul solution! We are getting ready to go live from a small connection in our office, just to the local community, using a omni antenna. We will be expanding throughout three counties in eastern NC. Having read a number of post where others are claiming rates as low as $0.20 per mbit/sec, we can't get anything here for less than $2.20 per mbit/sec, PLUS a fixed loop fee of $750.00 per month per pop. So, how can we find a cheaper backhaul solution here in the boonies of NC? We have CenturyLink and Spectrum available for local connection, but would like to know about other options for the actual internet / backhaul connection. PS: We attended our first WISPA convention in Memphis and it will not be the last! Al Rachide Eastern Caroline Broadband, LLC Pink Hill, NC 28572
