Sounds like they are looking into a new revenue stream. They are, after all, receiving a "product" that originates within the city limits. I've had my eye out for such a thing in my area also. We do small towns and our access points are outside of the towns for the most part. I figure it's just a matter of time before they start sniffing around for money from it.
Bob- -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of lakel...@gbcx.net Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 6:00 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] customer information Don't do it. Cell companies don't do it Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:40:42 To: <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] customer information We've got a municipal lease for one of our towers in a town (We have several towers/sites in the town) and it's up for renewal. The municipal leaders wants a map of all users in town and where they get their service from. They want a listing of all users intown and out of town, who use the tower on the site we lease from the town. They want a listing of revenues attributed to the site since the lease began. I don't mind giving out maps of our service area, but I think this is going a bit far, and isn't likely to be helpful. I wouldn't want such information to fall into other companies hands with an FOI request or careless distribution either. Is any of this illegal to provide? I know CPNI would prevent me from disclosing VOIP records. Any other legal impediments to sharing this? I don't make any security/privacy promises in our AUP. Showing them enough information might be helpful with my case to contribute enough information to show we aren't getting rich off the site and wish for more coverage or expansion. Showing a town coverage information is good for spreading word of mouth about where we can serve in case people didn't think we served that area. But showing all of it would be good for competitors and customers might distrust us a bit for being too free or think we are promoting identity theft. I know darn sure some celebrity customers don't want their name on a local list of clients. Any suggestions on gracefully handling such a request? -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/