An American created his own Internet service, tired of problems with local services

The story of a young network architect went around the world after he created his own Internettired of the abuses committed by companies in MichiganUSA.

Jared Mouch lives in a rural area called Scio Township and for decades, especially since 2002, only maintained a 1.5 Mbit/s line. He consulted with Comcast, a service provider. Internet (ISP) to be able to improve his line, but he asked for 50 thousand dollars to be able to promote the project. This was the impetus for the creation of a new company that revolutionized communications in this area.

Jared Mauch and the history of his company

This adventure began about five years ago. While Comcast was asking him for such a large sum of money, AT&T offered him download speeds similar to what he already had.

If he was going to spend that much money, he thought, why not make it for himself? Internet Service Provider and help other neighbors in a small community? With this, and despite the difficulties he would face, he decided to start his own company: he bought a direct connection to Advanced Communication & Data and deployed a fiber optic network in the countryside.

Fulfilling the legal requirements of the government, he founded Vashteno Fiber Properties LLC, with 145 thousand dollars of his own pocket.

In addition to improving its lineup, it received its first 30 customers in 2021 and later doubled that number.

Their plans start at $65/month for 50 symmetrical Mbps; $75 for 250 Mbps; and $99 for 500 Mbps. This includes a $599 setup fee, although early adopters got it for $199.

And the expansion has come

The United States government provided $71 million for projects in Washtenaw County, benefiting the internet project.

With the help of the municipality, his network is expanding to 417 addresses in the municipalities of Freedom, Lima, Lodi and Schio, with which he can have 600 clients.

Under the terms of the contract, Mauch will provide 100 Mbps symmetrical internet with unlimited data for $55 per month and 1 Gbps with unlimited data for $80 per month.

Mauch’s life has changed a little since he became a supplier Internet. “I’m definitely much better known to all my neighbors… I’m preserved on people’s cell phones as the ‘fiber optic guy,'” he said. Ars Technique. “The world around me became much smaller, I got to know a lot more people.”

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