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Re: WiMAX

What would I need to do?
What equipment would be needed and where to get?
How to get tower space, and internet access service?
What FCC Regulations, approvals, etc. need to be met?

I would be willing, if the entry barriers and cost is not to steep.

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Standard rates for cell towers are $1-2 per foot a month. Private towers are whatever the owner asks. $ to hire professional tower climber. Internet can be backhauled to tower from another location if phone is not at tower site. Single T1 is $550 a month, at best, T3's and you are looking at around 5K a month. Equipment should be less than 5K, at least tower equipment, not counting CPEs. That tower looks to be most likely owned by fish and game.
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You can't make all the people happy all of the time. But it should be common sense to shoot for the majority.

Your looking at more than 5k for a viable, self paying wimax tower setup.

Other numbers are about right though, though i'd be skipping anything lower than a few (read three or more) bonded t1's for a wimax setup, unlike the single t1 that can start you up on a proprietary or 802.xx setup.