Telecompetitor

One of the biggest drains on profitability for small, independent ISPs is backhaul. Inexpensive backhaul is not easy to come by – finding it or not can make or break a business model. According to Comcast, a small competing WISP in eastern Maryland found a way to do it inexpensively – take Comcast’s consumer retail Internet signal and resell it. OceanNet markets wireless ...

There’s an ugly competitive battle brewing between Qwest and SkyWi, a New Mexico based WISP. Qwest provides wholesale bandwidth and interconnection services to SkyWi, and disconnected the WISP back in December 08, claiming non-payment. SkyWi claimed ‘foul ball’ and admitted it owed Qwest some money, but disputed the amount. They had already filed suit against Qwest claiming anti-competitive practices and racketeering. The New Mexico public service ...