I have had great success turning competitors interference into a civil matter.
I already put one WISP out of business who was running one watt amps on 21dbi
grid antennas 15 degrees apart, he had few customers but did it to make the
floor so dirty no one else could play. Without getting government involved
(FCC) I had my lawyer send him two letters then I calculated how many customers
I had to cut back to keep them interference and filed small claims just shy of
the maximum amount. They (Judges) hate it when you just make expenses go to
their max, they really make you prove it if you do so go just below. I had a
graph from a borrowed Spectrum Analyzer in case he wanted to be boggled by
silly looking official charts.
Of course he didn't show so I got the default judgment then had the judge slap
a lien on his equipment and garnish his wages at his other job. The other job
fired him for the garnish (or some other excuse), it's amazing how employers
hate garnishments and then I contacted the tower owners for access to get my
(his) equipment. He owed them lots of money, I found so I asked for access, I
think one got spooked that he might not get his money so he told the WISP owner
and he immediately pulled all his equipment from all towers (a lot of good it
did for the tower owner to tell him) and disappeared from town.
Problem solved. Total time I had to invest in the project? Two hours in
letter writing, one hour to file suit, one hour with attorney, he doesn't go
into small claims but he can advise and write official looking letters (have
him write both in one session so he can't milk you for two sessions), one hour
preparing for court and two hours into court. Time saved on reduced
interference calls - priceless. And look no FCC involved!
Forbes Mercy
Washington Broadband, Inc.
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