Commercially thinking

Hi All,
sorry for interrupting - have been following your discussion for quite
sometime and this wireless thing just has begun in my part of the world.
ISPs here provide broadband internet only about 5km radius from the PTO.
thinking of making it more than that and make few k's of money. Any ideas
and proposal will be highly appreciated and shared.
thanks.
Rahim

In article <402891c1$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Hj. Abdul Rahim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
:sorry for interrupting - have been following your discussion for quite
:sometime and this wireless thing just has begun in my part of the world.
:ISPs here provide broadband internet only about 5km radius from the PTO.
:thinking of making it more than that and make few k's of money. Any ideas
:and proposal will be highly appreciated and shared.

..my ? What are the governmental restrictions like in your area?
The news we receive here would tend to imply that there is government
monitoring and/or censorship around certain political topics. If that
is the case, then running an internet communications service could have
you end up in difficult positions, such as being required to make
copies of user transmissions. And if that is a possibility, then your
plans now might have to include appropriate monitoring equipment,
depending on what your local regulations say.

In some countries, communications services are reserved for
the local PPT -- is a commercial service allowed where you are?


On the technical side: what is the terrain like, and what kind
of obstacles are there in the area you are thinking of servicing?
What are the building materials? What is the humidity like, and are
there many heavy rains or mists? Are there many trees around?
--
"[...] it's all part of one's right to be publicly stupid." -- Dave Smey

"Walter Roberson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <402891c1$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Hj. Abdul Rahim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> :sorry for interrupting - have been following your discussion for quite
> :sometime and this wireless thing just has begun in my part of the world.
> :ISPs here provide broadband internet only about 5km radius from the PTO.
> :thinking of making it more than that and make few k's of money. Any ideas
> :and proposal will be highly appreciated and shared.
>
> .my ? Malaysia. That's south of Thailand and north of Singapore.

What are the governmental restrictions like in your area?

There's no restrictions in using the internet facilities.

> The news we receive here would tend to imply that there is government
> monitoring and/or censorship around certain political topics. If that
> is the case, then running an internet communications service could have
> you end up in difficult positions, such as being required to make
> copies of user transmissions. And if that is a possibility, then your
> plans now might have to include appropriate monitoring equipment,
> depending on what your local regulations say.

Do you mean to say that I buy the IP's and resell it to people? And all
transmission thru that IP's I will be held responsible.
>
> In some countries, communications services are reserved for
> the local PPT -- is a commercial service allowed where you are?

we have 5 ISPs operators, many resellers and more than 100 hotspots
currently and those hotspots are within that 5Km radius.

>
>
> On the technical side: what is the terrain like,
the country is lowland in the east and west with highland in the middle from
north to south. (the peninsular Malaysia)

and what kind
> of obstacles are there in the area you are thinking of servicing?

most are residential areas and to erect towers and the like are not
encouraging.

> What are the building materials?
Bricks mostly in towns and cities within 10km radius.

What is the humidity like, and are
> there many heavy rains or mists?
Heavy rainfall during the month of October to December. sometimes
continuosly a week or two.

Are there many trees around? Many.
> --
> "[...] it's all part of one's right to be publicly stupid." -- Dave
Smey