[gumby]

> you're asking customers to outsource the core pieces of their business (netops, backhaul, billing)

An alternative way to look at this is it's a "white label franchise" business where someone not steeped in the technology can do what they know best, likely acquiring and keeping customers. I don't know if it will work, but I'm interested to see.

> Full disclosure: Muncipal/coop broadband proponent.

Something like this could probably accelerate municipal, coop, and piggyback (e.g. local water district or other small, independent utility) to take advantage of local infrastructure without having to acquire skills in a completely new domain.

[toomuchtodo]

Definitely agree. Happy to see YC throw money at this to see what sticks.

Worst case scenario, the core gets gutted and replaced.