I am familiar with this network. Trying to expand, and making it available are still the 2 things that have not happened. Also, in my neck of the woods, it is still 40 miles to the nearest POP. The terrain that is between myself and that pop would take multiple wireless hops. I once did a wireless study to that general area and it would take between 4-6 hops using 300ft towers.
Zack On 8/3/07, Dave Hannum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zack, > > The Ohio Super Computer Center has OSCNet - a network of fiber optic cable > around the state. They are trying to expand this program to put a fiber > drop in each county that will be available to both public and private last > milers. This thing has an enormous capacity - all but a hand full of the > state colleges and universities operate of this thing, and I believe they > said only about 1/16th of it's capacity is being utilized at this time. > > http://www.osc.edu/oscnet/ > > A fellow by the name of Kim Peters in Morgan county is very familiar with > this project. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You might talk to him and see how this is coming along. > > Dave Hannum > > > > On 8/3/07, Zack Kneisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have lived in Ohio all my life and I believe I know of most of all of > > the > > longhaul fiber that exists between cities. I'm sure there are some > > networks > > I don't know about, but there has been a lot of money poured into a few > > unlicensed wireless links that I have been involved with for a > particular > > governmant agency. This agency, if any, would have access to any > > governmant > > fiber and said there wasn't any available. > > > > If anyone would like to disprove me, please do, It would open up a lot > > more > > possibilities. > > > > Zack > > > > On 8/2/07, Felix A. Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Mike - My other comments are that local governments > > > have un-used fiber capacity and therefore seeking ways > > > of generating revenue. Such is the case with quasi > > > goverment fiber too. For example, I believe NOAA-NET > > > seeking to promote space and sell fiber services to > > > other providers. (at least that is what I heard two > > > years ago in the Pacific Northwest??) > > > > > > Felix > > > San Francisco Area > > > --- Mike Hammett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I doubt its anything more than PR. Internet > > > > connectivity sold by the state > > > > of Illinois is ungodly expensive. This is not much > > > > (if any) different than > > > > Illinois's network www.illinois.net > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > Mike Hammett > > > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Justin S. 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