Patent ID: 7715816

Claim:
A method for providing wireless network communications, the method comprising: identifying an electric utility distribution pole, the electric utility distribution pole having had previously attached to it an overhead electric line configured to supply electrical power and the electric utility distribution pole having had previously attached to it an overhead network line corresponding to a wire line network, the electric utility distribution pole comprising one of a plurality of electric utility distribution poles being configured to support the overhead electric line and being configured to support the overhead network line comprising a cable television line; placing, by a service provider owning the overhead network line, a transceiver on the identified electric utility distribution pole, the service provider owning the overhead network line having a legal right to place the transceiver on the identified electric utility distribution pole, the service provider owning the overhead network line comprising a service provider providing data service corresponding to the data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) over the wire line network; connecting the transceiver to the overhead electric line to supply electrical power to the transceiver; connecting the transceiver to the overhead network line configured to place the transceiver on the wire line network; receiving first data from the wire line network at the transceiver; transmitting the first data wirelessly from the transceiver to a wireless device; and receiving second data at the transceiver wirelessly from the wireless device.