Wave Issue 0509 3/4/05 Article 13-01

***Good News for Dial-Up Users in Small Towns: High-Speed
Internet Connections Can Now Be Delivered to Almost Any
Neighborhood with Wireless Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.
Feb. 28, 2005

Like millions of Americans across the United States, many may
think the chance of getting high-speed Internet connections in
their neighborhood is probably slim or not likely at all.

In a large percentage of big cities, most Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) with access to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
or broadband cable modem systems have done a good job of
making high-speed Internet connections available to their
customers.

However, a large majority of Americans living in rural areas,
suburbs and inner-city districts remain ignored or overlooked
by the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), Competitive
Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Cable Multiple System
Operators (MSOs).

Many communications carriers have decided that these
neighborhoods, cities and towns are not worth the $50,000 to
well over $1 million investment needed to bring "wired"
broadband Internet access. The most common reason cited by
carriers is the high capital expense required to upgrade
network equipment and the time it takes to dig up the streets
in order to install copper wiring or coaxial cable needed to
carry high-speed Internet data traffic.

The good news is that instead of getting wired to the
Internet, a growing number of people have discovered 802.11
broadband wireless technology. Wireless is the most cost-
effective way to deliver high-speed Internet connections to
small, medium and large pockets of Internet users that still
do not have broadband Internet access.

People living in neighborhoods with no broadband can order a
T1 circuit from the local telephone company, install a
wireless antenna on the roof of their home and then start
broadcasting high-speed wireless connections to their
neighbors for a monthly subscription. See this link for a
diagram:

www.bbwexchange.com/neighborhood/nisp_diagram.gif

The hardware for a wireless network can be bought for less
than $10,000, which can serve up to 100 customers. If 100
customers are paying $40 per month, then a service provider
can generate a revenue stream of $4,000 per month, or $48,000
per year -- a good return on investment for people living in a
small town.

To learn how to build a broadband Wireless Internet Service
Provider (WISP) in your neighborhood, please visit Broadband
Wireless Exchange Magazine's Web site at

www.bbwexchange.com/howto/