[TowerTalk] Off Topic: ISP on your ham tower

[Jim Lux]

On 7/16/13 9:27 PM, K8RI wrote:
> On 7/16/2013 10:01 PM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
>>    Slightly off topic but I'm looking for any W5 (texas ham) that
>> might be
>> able to share info on placing an ISP on their ham tower?
>>    I am looking at a rural QTH location that does not even have dial
>> up and
>> Cellular coverage is poor.
>>
>>    Please contact me off list.  Thanks in advance.
>
> I'd like to see some answers too, as it's not permitted here in this
> area of Michigan.
>

For one thing, it makes your tower no longer "amateur radio", but a 
"antenna mounting structure for commercial purposes".  All the special 
exemptions (e.g. motivated by PRB-1) for amateur radio aren't 
necessarily applicable.

I suspect that a LOT depends on the local authorities and how they 
decide to interpret the rules and regulations in your area.