Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fiber to My Neighbors

Re:Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fibe... by sdenton4 on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:36PM (#24953456)

Yeah, he mentioned in the video that he tried to fundraise the $50k for comcast and the neighbors didn't go for it. But then he managed to get some support from the local township... I'm a bit surprised they couldn't get the Comcast blood money by going to the township.

Taxes! They build stuff!

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Re:Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fibe... by a2tech on Saturday October 31, 2020 @01:50PM (#24953607)

Yeah people are super cheap. No one likes to pay for anything, especially if they think they can just wait you out. Once one person ponies up for the connection, everyone wins (because Comcast will wire the whole neighborhood). So they're just waiting for someone to cave. This guy came up with a different option and good for him.

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Re:Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fibe... by hedora on Saturday October 31, 2020 @04:50PM (#24955092)

I’d pay double for anything but one of the major telcos. Comcast will (hopefully permanently) be in my past in 2021. Can’t wait.

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Re:Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fibe... by jaredmauch on Saturday October 31, 2020 @06:21PM (#24955694)

You too can start a telco and do this. Like I said it was just $1k to get on the list.

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Re:Starting a Telephone Company in 2019, or How I Built Fibe... by jaredmauch on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:46PM (#24956662)

No. I self financed. There was another township that did go to the voters near me. One passed and another failed.

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