Where can I download petition form to install WiMAX tower???

19 Mar 2005 5:45 PM

TJM

I live in a small rural community with no access to wired broadband. Me and
several of my neighbors want broadband but dont want to spend the significant
investment in satellite broadband like DirecWay or Starband, plus I heard it's
not very reliable service. We have decided we would like a WiMAX tower erected
in our county that all of us could access for 1+ Mbps broadband.

Where can I download a petition form to submit to our local township board for
their next budget meeting? Most of the township board are not tech-savvy so
they will need a petition with plain English explanations of what WiMAX is and
what it can offer and how expensive one tower will cost to construct.

Thanks for your help.....

20 Mar 2005 2:12 AM

Tom - www.tditcorp.com

TJM wrote:

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> I live in a small rural community with no access to wired broadband. Me and
> several of my neighbors want broadband but dont want to spend the significant
> investment in satellite broadband like DirecWay or Starband, plus I heard it's
> not very reliable service. We have decided we would like a WiMAX tower erected
> in our county that all of us could access for 1+ Mbps broadband.
>
> Where can I download a petition form to submit to our local township board for
> their next budget meeting? Most of the township board are not tech-savvy so
> they will need a petition with plain English explanations of what WiMAX is and
> what it can offer and how expensive one tower will cost to construct.
>
> Thanks for your help.....
>
>

I don't think there are any petitions as of yet.
Why not create your own?

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20 Mar 2005 9:59 PM

TJM

> I don't think there are any petitions as of yet.
> Why not create your own?

I could do that....but I was hoping there was a pre-made form that listed all
the specs of WiMAX and it's benefits for wireless broadband for everyone. I
checked the WiMAX.org site but they didnt have any petitions. Help!

21 Mar 2005 9:16 AM

FredK

TJM wrote:

>>I don't think there are any petitions as of yet.
>>Why not create your own?
>
>
> I could do that....but I was hoping there was a pre-made form that listed all
> the specs of WiMAX and it's benefits for wireless broadband for everyone. I
> checked the WiMAX.org site but they didnt have any petitions. Help!
>
>

If you are interested in Wireless Broadband try
http://www.startawisp.com/

Regarding WiMAX read
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=65366

21 Mar 2005 2:07 AM

Rôgêr

TJM wrote:

> I live in a small rural community with no access to wired broadband. Me and
> several of my neighbors want broadband but dont want to spend the significant
> investment in satellite broadband like DirecWay or Starband, plus I heard it's
> not very reliable service. We have decided we would like a WiMAX tower erected
> in our county that all of us could access for 1+ Mbps broadband.
>
> Where can I download a petition form to submit to our local township board for
> their next budget meeting? Most of the township board are not tech-savvy so
> they will need a petition with plain English explanations of what WiMAX is and
> what it can offer and how expensive one tower will cost to construct.
>
> Thanks for your help.....

Assuming that your board goes with the petition, who are they going to
get to put in the tower? There's a lot more to providing broadband than
putting up a tower, you're talking about a real project there. You need
to try to entice some private company to come in do it on a for-profit
basis, or get a grant to pay some high priced consultants. I know one
town not far from me that got a grant for $100,000.00 to put up a
wireless internet tower and provide access. Somebody made one hell of a
profit on that. (why am I never in the right place at the right time?)

23 Mar 2005 9:06 PM

TJM

> to try to entice some private company to come in do it on a for-profit
> basis, or get a grant to pay some high priced consultants. I know one
> town not far from me that got a grant for $100,000.00 to put up a
> wireless internet tower and provide access. Somebody made one hell of a
> profit on that. (why am I never in the right place at the right time?)

Good point.....I have a friend on the township board and he said they would be
willing to spend up to $150K to have a WiMAX tower installed. Right now, the
hardest part is finding a provider that can produce broadband service. Anyone
know a reasonable wireless ISP geared for WiMAX?

23 Mar 2005 2:33 PM

Shampoo Store

You could go to www.wimaxform.org.

Wimax is only for backhaul now. and it is only for lincensed spertrum.

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"TJM" <tjm@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I live in a small rural community with no access to wired broadband. Me
>and
> several of my neighbors want broadband but dont want to spend the
> significant
> investment in satellite broadband like DirecWay or Starband, plus I heard
> it's
> not very reliable service. We have decided we would like a WiMAX tower
> erected
> in our county that all of us could access for 1+ Mbps broadband.
>
> Where can I download a petition form to submit to our local township board
> for
> their next budget meeting? Most of the township board are not tech-savvy
> so
> they will need a petition with plain English explanations of what WiMAX is
> and
> what it can offer and how expensive one tower will cost to construct.
>
> Thanks for your help.....
>
>