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Agreed..  Even if a community were to build their own regional "alternate 
internet", it would eventually be borged by legislative and regulatory 
control.  


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Sent: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:53:47 -0500
From: Quinn Wood <wood.quinn.s AT gmail.com>
To: discuss AT lists.opennicproject.org
Subject: Re: [opennic-discuss] Ferorum FTTH/FTTP Broadband

> I want things like this to succeed, but don't think it will because the
> geopolitical climate is being a bitch and taking away freedom. (Well, I
> guess it has been for a long time, it's just more in our faces recently.)
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 8:02 PM, Alex M (Coyo) <coyo AT darkdna.net> wrote:
> 
> >  On 04/12/2013 07:42 PM, Alex M (Coyo) wrote:
> >
> > On 04/12/2013 12:42 PM, Peter Green wrote:
> >
> >
> > I think it sounds so unrealistic you're either a genius yet to be, or a
> > nutter! ;-)
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
> > Most likely both.
> >
> > However, I'm very confident that I can make this happen.
> >
> > I wouldn't bet your 401.k against my success, I'll tell ya that.
> >
> >
> >
> > Okay, I have an updated version of the proposal document.
> >
> > I'll just include it inline this time.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Introduction
> >
> > Hey guys!
> >
> > I thought I'd hit you guys with a quick-and-dirty interest poll to get a
> > rough idea of other target markets (possible subscribers) for my shiny new
> > ISP, called Ferorum, Inc.
> > Summary
> >
> > Ferorum is a Latin word that roughly translates to "untamed" depending on
> > context. It captures the spirit of the venture quite well.
> >
> > I have most of the network plans complete, and I am currently in
> > negotiations with the Secretary of State for the State of Texas for
> > right-of-way, easement, and telecommunications utility permits and
> > privileges.
> >
> > Eventually, however, I will want to expand my core and access networks to
> > other states, so I figured I'd poll you guys to see what you guys thought
> > of this.
> >
> > How does 20-800 gigabit full-duplex (synchronous) FTTH/FTTP broadband
> > Internet sound to you?
> >
> > In comparison, Comcast's alleged maximum of 105 Mb/s download and 20 Mb/s
> > upload is not even available in the vast majority of Comcast's footprint,
> > and tends to be disgustingly oversubscribed. This is not to mention their
> > policy of blatant abuses of monopolistic power and privacy abuses.
> >
> > The incumbent ISPs are incompetent, greedy and myopic, and all of the
> > phone and cable companies betray their own paying customers as a general
> > rule.
> > Why Ferorum?
> >
> > In contrast, Ferorum is owned and controlled by customers and employees.
> > Our customer service is fiercely determined to be the absolute best, and
> > our shorter term goals include being the best company to work for, having
> > the best customer service, having the most technically-advanced network 
> > and
> > donating to Internet freedom and anti-censorship charities such as the 
> > FSF,
> > FreePress, the Internet Defense League and the EFF.
> >
> > Subscribers to Ferorum become members and part-owners upon pre-payment of
> > one month's subscription and first installment of any customer premises
> > equipment. Ferorum is a charitable half customer-owned, half worker-owned
> > not-for-profit cooperative corporation.
> >
> > Ferorum seeks to not only offer ridiculously overkill broadband Internet
> > services to residential subscribers, but is also intended for businesses
> > ranging anywhere from start-ups and family-owned proprietorships to
> > multinational corporate enterprises.
> >
> > Institutions such as schools, universities, churches, and libraries are
> > all eligible for free service and membership, with the ability to apply 
> > for
> > additional bandwidth and specialized services should they need or want it.
> > Disclaimer
> >
> > Please note that this document is a *WORK IN PROGRESS* and is constantly
> > being revised and expanded. Please do not assume any specific detail is a
> > hard and fast set-in-stone policy, as all policies and proposed network
> > plans are subject to approval and revision by prepaid subscriber-members.
> >
> >  Internet
> >
> > The initial bandwidth will be provided in increments of 1,000 Mb/s full
> > duplex, with eventual expansion to a virtually unlimited number of 1GigE
> > lines to every device. If you are an enterprise subscriber, we may request
> > that We install several large nodes on your premises (such as the Emerson
> > containerized infrastructure, Calix ODC-3000 enclosure cabinet, or
> > ASTModular containerized datacenter) in order to better serve you and more
> > easily deliver reliable high capacity Internet access.
> >
> > Stringent quality control and latency regulation along with smart
> > strategic peering agreements will keep latency well below 6 milliseconds,
> > and jitter well below 3 milliseconds for extremely reliable real-time HD
> > video group chats, even when concurrent video group chats are in progress
> > within the same household or workplace..
> >
> > We absolutely flatly refuse to throttle or interfere with our
> > subscriber-owners' traffic, and make no distinction between residential 
> > and
> > business class lines. We also flatly refuse to perform deep packet
> > inspection, traffic interception, and other forms of unlawful warrant-less
> > wiretapping, call and text interception, email interception, unnecessary
> > anti-piracy measures against our own paying subscriber-owners or any other
> > form of privacy invasion or malicious subscriber betrayal.
> >
> > Quality and capacity of each subscriber's broadband service is assured
> > with multiple point-to-point dedicated seamless end-to-end Active Ethernet
> > to each room, computer and console in the subscriber's home or office.
> >
> > To provide the end-to-end Internet as it was intended to be, you are
> > preallocated 32 IPv4 addresses per subscriber, statically assigned, and 
> > you
> > get a native dual stack IPv6 /64 network prefix statically assigned to you
> > as well. SLAAC + DHCPv6 are both enabled by default, and your customer
> > account management portal can be used to customize IP address mapping 
> > rules.
> >
> > In order to provide fiber Ethernet services directly to each room, desktop
> > and console in your home, Calix 836GE “Residential Services Gateway” ONTs
> > are provisioned to each point inside your home or office, providing
> > bandwidth and connectivity directly to where you need it the most. Calix
> > MDU, business and mobile back-haul ONTs are also available to meet your
> > unique needs, whatever they may be.
> >
> > To provide the absolute fastest and most responsive web surfing and
> > Internet experience possible, over-provisioned PowerDNS resolvers and
> > mirroring name servers are provided in each POP in a cohesive 
> > load-balanced
> > pair of clusters. Competitors and incumbents often provide insufficient 
> > DNS
> > speed and responsiveness, which results in a very noticeable speed
> > bottleneck and dramatically degrades the subscribers' Internet experience.
> > This will not occur with Ferorum.
> >
> > Many unique and community-relevant services and datacenters are
> > strategically and directly peered for reducing latency and jitter to the
> > absolute technical minimum, and enhancing subscriber experience.
> >
> > To ensure privacy and security for our subscriber-owners, we provide
> > complementary managed VPN services, including support for the OpenVPN,
> > IPsec and PPTP protocols. To further exaggerate our cultivated image as 
> > the
> > “Untamable ISP, ” we provide rTorrent seedboxes, DirectConnect hubs, 
> > USENET
> > binary servers, OwnCloud hosting and managed FTP/SCP services. We also
> > flatly refuse to participate in anti-piracy measures coercively foisted
> > upon service providers from the likes of the MPAA and RIAA or any
> > equivalent industry association. We refuse to deploy RST-injection or
> > BitTorrent interception devices within our access or core networks, and
> > certainly refuse to deploy unlawful warrant-less wiretapping or deep 
> > packet
> > inspection of any kind against our subscriber-owners.
> >
> > For those with legacy equipment, we will happily offer various access
> > protocols and services from the node or even specialized ONTs within your
> > premises or buildings. These include but are not limited to VDSL2, DOCSIS
> > 3, T1, T3, OC-3, ISDN and MoCA.
> > Phone
> >
> > Don't pay exorbitant prices for phone lines or features you expect from
> > any telephony provider. Enjoy 8 discrete lines right off the bat in POTS
> > form or native SIP, Skype or AIX VoIP protocols.
> >
> > The SIP server clusters located in every POP run resilient hardened
> > Asterisk instances, and use advanced DNS forwarding and load balancing to
> > ensure very fast, reliable, and clear-as-a-bell telephony. All of the
> > expected SIP extras and features are present and available at no extra
> > charge.
> >
> > E911 emergency call routing fully supported with excellent
> > standard-exceeding features and geolocation.
> >
> > All of the standard features you usually have to pay extra for are
> > available at no extra charge, including but not limited to 3-way calling,
> > push-to-talk, unlimited SMS texting and call forwarding, phone
> > conferencing, free unlimited number blocking and caller ID, free number
> > migration (keep your old number), and many, many more. Global long 
> > distance
> > is absolutely free, no matter where in the world you call.
> >
> > Your private name and number is NEVER listed unless you specifically
> > request it to be. Additional numbers, lines, forwarding and disposable
> > numbers are available upon request.
> > TV
> >
> > Over 12,000 channels are at your fingertips in pure HD, assuming the
> > individual channels are available in HD. Local, educational, religious,
> > governmental and college TV stations from all over the world are included,
> > all at no extra charge.
> >
> > Many channels and stations are exclusively carried only on Ferorum TV, and
> > many channels and networks you are normally charged extra for are included
> > at no extra charge, including TVTokyo, Funimation, Anime Network, HBO,
> > Starz, Encore, MoviePlex and Cinemax.
> >
> > Hulu+, Pandora, NetFlix, CrunchyRoll, Rhapsody, GameFly and OnLive are
> > bundled at no extra charge.
> >
> > The pure-digital HDTV signal is delivered to you in 100% pure IPTV via IP
> > Multicast, and delivered on a dedicated 1 gigabit Ethernet link and a
> > dedicated ONT specifically for each TV in your home. In addition, all
> > on-demand and pay-per-view content is available at no extra charge.
> > Pay-per-view content costs $0.00 to you, the cost being subsidized on our
> > part.
> > Implementation
> >
> > The most difficult part of starting a new extremely high capacity ISP is
> > not funding, nor finding competent staff, or obtaining a critical mass of
> > subscribers. The most difficult part is getting the right peering
> > agreements.
> >
> > For Ferorum, the planned initial peerings will be multiple 10GigE uplinks
> > to FiberRing, Alpheus, Zayo, AirBand, nLayer, Layer3 and Atrato, with
> > cross-connects to Corexchange, TelX, InterNap, Akamai, Equinix and AMS-IX.
> > Core Network
> >
> > The core switching fabric will use TRILL to enable resilency, high
> > capacity, and more flexible and elastic network topology. For central
> > offices, larger node cabinets and greenfield datacenters, we will use
> > Brocade switches for this Ethernet fabric.
> >
> > For the routers at the network edge, the ones speaking MPLS and BGP, we'll
> > use Juniper T-Series multi-chassis core routers combining multiple T4000
> > core routers. For the regional and long-haul links between central 
> > offices,
> > we'll use Alcatel-Lucent's Light Managers, DWDM ROADMs that can be
> > connected in parallel as bandwidth needs increase.
> > Access Network
> >
> > For the access network, Calix equipment is used from the node down,
> > starting with Calix E7-20 distribution platforms within the node cabinets,
> > and usually ending with the Calix 836GE RSG ONT within each room of the
> > subscriber's residence or workplace.
> >
> > Every TV, computer, game console, and wireless access point (such as the
> > Buffalo WZR-600DHP) in every subscriber's home has a dedicated
> > point-to-point active Ethernet ONT provisioned not to the node, not to the
> > curb, not to the exterior wall, not to the closet, but directly to the
> > floor or desk immediately adjacent to every device that can use the speed
> > and bandwidth.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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> Quinn
> http://woodquinn.x10.mx
> 
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