Keep in mind the Cellular one brand did not translate well into fixed wireless. 
 I saw that first hand.  It was easy in the cellular market.  There needs to be 
a ton of standardization for things to happen.  We have a co-op here in 
indiana, but everyone uses different equipment, different authentication 
methods, different billing systems, different etc. etc.  LTE removes some of 
these barriers, but its still an issue.

Danville Illinois was one of the last holdouts of Cellular one.  They had fixed 
wireless even after the sale to ATT.  It was so outdated and slow they just 
abandoned. They just told customers it was getting shut off.  They offered no 
alternatives.


Justin Wilson
[email protected]

www.mtin.net
www.midwest-ix.com

> On Jan 30, 2018, at 12:03 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> If I remember correctly, Cellular One eventually turned into something more 
> like JAB/Rise, but in the beginning it was more like a coop of independent 
> companies working together for advertising, etc, and to work together instead 
> of just fighting amongst themselves. 
> 
> I always thought that would be a good idea for WISPs. 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Gino A. Villarini <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Jab/ rise buys and aggregates companies, Cellular One was more like a 
> coop/franchise system 
> 
> From: Af <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of 
> Lewis Bergman <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Reply-To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 11:46 AM
> To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Cellular One approach to WISP
> 
> I thought that is what JAB/Rise was doing.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:11 AM Timothy Steele <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> What do you mean? Cellular one is known as the worst company alive everywhere 
> I've been
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 9:57 AM Gino A. Villarini <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hey Guys
> 
> Those who know the history behind Cellular One, don’t you think this should 
> be repeated in the WISP industry? 
> 

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