[MLB-WIRELESS] Applications on the melb-wireless network

[Ben Anderson]

> >Alternatly, one thing I've seen done before is a whole neighbourhood get
> >sold on the idea of high speed network access, and they ran fibre to
> **every
> >home** and installed gigabit hardware everywhere, and the whole cost of
the
> >project was very comparable per house to broadband internet access for a
> >year (they co-operativly got bandwidth, which was included in that
price).
> >Perhaps we should consider whether organising ourselves and spreading the
> >word, and getting whole neighbourhoods to run fibre around is a better,
> more
> >future-proof way of providing a UPN
>
> I've been involved in a similar project in a new housing estate. It was
> expensive, required LOTS of organisation, because effectively the
community
> link is replacing Telstra's network for many applications and so becomes a
> carrier, needs licencing, needs to meet regulations etc. It's just not
going
> to happen successfully, even on a commercial basis for many years to come.

Have you any details?  Costings, legal documentation as to why it requires
carrier licencing, etc?

Thanks,
Ben.


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