On Sep 4, 2010, at 6:37 PM, William Allen Simpson wrote: > On 9/3/10 9:49 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> for a customer at >> Stephenson Highway >> Troy, MI 48083 USA >> we seek an internet access/service provider, >> cable/xdsl/... would be ok, >> fixed ip-address prefered. >> > I use WOW hereabouts, have sometimes used Comcast elsewhere, and > have been known (in one instance) to rip the ATT lines and access > box off the side of the building and loop it (nicely tied) over the > lowest pole rung.... > > Unless, of course, you are a budding ISP yourself; in which case > you have to use ATT -- or run your own competing fiber.
You can also contact tkns.net or www.fiberlinkinc.com for local fiber builds. they will do it all end-to-end for you. (including managing the pole agreement with dte/consumers). tkns is a corporate relative of us signal, you may be able to get the combination of the two to give you good local access. >> Please answer off-list. >> > Why? You've bothered a hundred thousand network engineers with a > local sales query, so it must be really really important to the > North American Network Operations! - Jared

