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Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes

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1135 points carride | 3 comments | 10 Aug 22 13:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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guywithahat ◴[10 Aug 22 15:12 UTC] No.32413312[source]▶
Isn't this just called starting a business? Don't get me wrong it's very cool but this just seems like the thing people should do when there isn't enough competition in the market
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1. treesknees ◴[10 Aug 22 15:22 UTC] No.32413494[source]▶
He did start an LLC but it's not a business in the sense that he's hiring a corporate structure around it or kicking up VC funding, or even trying to make a profit. It's admirable because how many other ISPs can you point to with this model? I can't think of any.
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2. gowld ◴[10 Aug 22 15:53 UTC] No.32414094[source]▶
> When the federal government money became available, the county issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking contractors to wire up addresses "that were known to be unserved or underserved based on the existing survey," he said.

The world is full of small businesses doing good work in exchange for pay. theVC bubble isn't everything.

3. fragmede ◴[10 Aug 22 17:52 UTC] No.32415925[source]▶
Most small local ISPs are like this, a labor of love, not something who’s singular purpose is to make the owners unimaginably rich. Cruzio, in Santa Cruz, and MonkeyBrainz in San Francisco come to mind.