[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Crestone, CO WISP (from F. Ortman

[Christopher Mitchell]

Fascinating.  What is the ownership structure?

Christopher Mitchell
Director, Telecommunications as Commons Initiative
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

http://www.muninetworks.org
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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Richard Lowenberg <rl at 1st-mile.com> wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [1st-mile-nm] Part 2 of Eric Mack's Rural NM Broadband
> Story
> Date: 28.03.2012 15:24
>  From: "Ohrtman, Frank" <Frank.Ohrtman at state.co.us>
> To: <rl at 1st-mile.com>
>
> Hi All!
>
> I visited Crestone, CO, (pop. 150 households) home of Crestone Telecom
> LLC, a WISP started by the community. They just turned up WISP service.
> Here's the overview:
>
> 1. multi-Gbps-capable microwave backhaul (skywerx)
> 2. does not touch the telco network
> 3. $200k raised: 1/2 in local investors (minimum investment $100) 1/2
> loan from Eco-Devo District
> 4. 200 pre-sells, need 300 subs to be cash flow positive, probably hit
> that number in another month or so
> 5. 2/3s of new subs order mid-grade (not minimal) package of 12 Mbps
> down
> 6. testing VoIP; 4 ms latency Crestone to Durango
> 7. legacy DSL speeds at about 500 kbps down, not much competition
> there...
> 8. no bandwidth caps
> 9. Ralph, the founder, gets 30 mbps down at his house; Kevin his
> neighbor and web designer gets 20 mbps and can now hire another
> designer
> 10. see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFfkWDhOWo&feature=youtu.be
>
> Frank Ohrtman
>
>
>
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