said by BosstonesOwn:I have worked out there, it's to desolate and mountainous for cellular , you guys think anything else can be done there ?
I have worked all of western mass on the cell towers and power line infrastructure. There is no cost affective way to provide broadband to the masses there.
You would need to build a muni and literally string fiber along the transmission lines. I know National Grid has fiber out there , so it can be done, but who is going to pay ? You can't ask us tax payers out in Boston to pop for your needs.
Build a muni with fiber (good luck there) or using the motorola canopy system. Maybe wimax , but I can say that it is not cheap and you guys will be paying an arm and a leg just for access to the system.
On that note, why not do what the Glasgow Ky electric company did. Provided BB to homes, cheaply, using it's electrical lines. At least they make it seem/sound simple..
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Since the technology has been out there for YEARS, it's not like the cost is as high as it was 15 years ago with they, a little ole cheap ass electric company had a bright idea and send BB to homes. From my following, no HAMS cried about QRM or QRN on any ham freq's. If they had problems, maybe they need to go back and read how to properly ground/shield their antennas and stop "modifying" their rigs, learn to live with harmonics or find another hobby. Public service bands cause more issues with HAM then sending a broadband signal down the pipe...