The most expensive thing about starting an ISP and any business is hiring lawyers to deal with the massive red tape and government regulations that you view as a savior to you. It boggles my mind that anyone can have faith in soros, corrupt politicians, corrupt unaccountable bureaucrats
government etc.
It boggles my mind that you and millenials believe that these corrupt cretins as in Lois Lerner of the IRS or the global warming idiot at NASA or the zombies running the government schools can be at the cutting edge of technology advancing a technology that private companies are accelerating every day when these corrupt government nincompoops wouldn't be able to run a lemonade stand much less orchestrate the free market that has been increasing technology at an ever accelerating rate.
No you and soros and liberal melenials want these government goons to ruin the internet. how could any one that is sane or has one brain cell think otherwise that these stooges could run the cutting edge of technology? are you insane?
don't know why you are on a conservative forum . you seem to believe all the media and government fake news and then you believe that government agencies can actually make the internet cheaper for you and more efficient. These are examples of small guys starting their own isp :
Homebrew ISP Pioneers
Löwenstedt, Germany (BBNG)
Tiny isolated village with a population of 640.
Built a 2km high speed network
925 subscribers pledged a minimum of $1,345 (€1000) each.
Total Cost: $1,077,476 (€800k)
The network is then leased for profit.
Red Hook, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Fiber)
Two brothers were fed up with major ISPs and built a network on a grocery store rooftop.
100 commercial accounts and some residential.
When hurricane Sandy hit, Brooklyn Fiber was back up and running before cell phone coverage was restored.
Offer strengths up to 1 GB dedicated throughout.
Lancashire, England (Broadband for Rural North – B4RK)
Despite rurality, high speed broadband is essential for any business including farming.
For example, form filling online and internet banking
Asked landowners to lay network through their land to avoid cost of digging up roads.
Raised $853,710 (£500k) from shareholders.
Dug 180km of trenches.
Subscription is $50 per month.
Offers 1 GB connection (better than many cities).
Central Illinois Regional Broadband
Not for profit organization which operates regional broadband.
Laid 103 miles of fiber optic cables.
Received $18 Million in Federal Grants plus state and private funding.
Set up because the alternative offered absurd fees and impersonal service.
In the US there are over 400 publicly or partially public owned telecom networks. For example:
Monmouth Independence Networks, cooperative, not for profit, local ISP providing high speed broadband in Oregon.
Greenlight Dunnellon Communications serves the tiny population of 1,746 living in Dunnellon, Florida.
A 2010 bank loan funded the building with 100 miles of fiber in the area providing fast broadband and increased economic opportunity.
Athens, Greece (Wireless Metropolitan Network)
Despite having a mainstream network, Athenians opted to create their own mesh network as it is faster and more community oriented.
30 times faster than the mainstream network.
More than 1,000 users.
It is now recognized that high-speed connectivity is essential for a community’s economy, health care and social cohesion. It takes a little technical knowhow, and a lot of community solidarity, but building your own network is possible.
Sources
German Villagers Build Own Broadband Network – thelocal.de
High Speed Internet Service for Red Hook, Brooklyn Businesses – bkfiber.com
Community Network Map – muninetworks.org
About Us – axcessontario.com
MInet Fiber – minetfiber.com
wilsonnc.org
Rural Towns Frustrated By Big Telecom Are Just Building Their Own Internet – huffingtonpost.com
Greenlight FL – muninetworks.org
How to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer – motherjones.com
Build Your Own Internet with Mobile Mesh Networking – technologyreview.com
What Is Bandwidth Throttling? – wisegeek.com
How to Start Your Own ISP – techradar.com
New Micro-Trenching Method Makes It Easier and Cheaper to Deploy Fiber – teliasonera.com
Community Connect Grants – rurdev.usda.gov
Farm Bill Broadband Loans & Loan Guarantees – rurdev.usda.gov
Broadband Delivery UK – gov.uk
bbwexchange.com
How to Boost Rural Broadband Speeds – techradar.com
https://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2015/03/09/start-your-own-isp/
Good luck with the ISP.