What areas will MRIC cover?
Our mission statement is to supply low-cost high-speed Internet access to the Magnolia Road area. Beyond that we could technically support Wondervu, Sugarloaf, Ridge Road, and more since line of sight (LoS) may extend far beyond the central (most flat) area of Magnolia. However, we have to caution expansion with reliability concerns, economics, and volunteer limitations. For example, it takes 6 to 12 subscribers to justify the construction of one repeater tower assuming only one repeater tower is needed to reach this new network edge. With every tower, more volunteers might be needed to provide 7 x 24 support. Can we do that while remaining low cost? It’s probably safer to make this decision once we have some experience. The MRIC board of directors (6 members with periodic elections) needs to assess several offers of help – both physical and financial. It’s likely that we will adopt the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) philosophy initially; we really need to walk before we run. It’s likely
