[WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread chris cooper
There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
map?

 

Chris Cooper

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[WISPA] NTIA Mapping

2011-02-24 Thread Chuck Hogg
We received a document that says the minimum upload for Terrestrial Fixed
Wireless is 768k.  Anyone else seeing this?

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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Vickie Edwards
Possibly, but I think it's more likely that the mapping money will go to
the states or big academic groups that are doing comprehensive maps over
wide geographic areas.

Again, it's a wait-and-see sort of thing, since the BTOP guidelines
aren't out yet.

 
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Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
map?

 

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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Rick Harnish
Chris, 

It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for Connected
Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with Ohio
or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the awardees
and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is correct,
it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present to
the legislators that sponsored the bill.

I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but I
have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this legislation
given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have.  That
is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding and
will make those decisions separately.  

Respectfully,
Rick Harnish

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Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
map?

 

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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Brian Webster
Amen Rick

I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the data
never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that idea.

If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We can
do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. You
just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around them
and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.



Thank You,
Brian Webster



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Chris,

It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for Connected
Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with Ohio
or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the awardees
and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is correct,
it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present to
the legislators that sponsored the bill.

I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but I
have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this legislation
given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have.  That
is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding and
will make those decisions separately.

Respectfully,
Rick Harnish

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Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM
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Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
map?



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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-28 Thread Scottie Arnett
Unfortunately there is a way around this...Make all broadband providers provide 
477 data themselves and not use 3rd parties, and check it(sure like they did 
computer inquires I, II, and II)...bet that will never happen.

I agree with Brian, under some circumstances. I know big business and much 
money goes under the table...even little guys can be persuaded to make 
adjustments! Along with the thoughts above, if they do not have the personnel 
available to police it, hire a smaller guy that can. The smaller guy has to 
provide financial statements for up to X amount of years and have strict 
accounting practices. The X amount of years should not be divulged to other 
people. But, that is never gonna happen either! What a government we have, lol.

If any of you know the the Acts(I know Fred does) the Computer Inquires Acts 
were never enforced in practicality..and I do not see it happening here either. 
In the end, I would put everything I own, that the "BIG GUYS" will end up with 
everything that is "just" measurable.

Scott

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From: "Brian Webster" 
Reply-To: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com, WISPA General List 
Date:  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:09:11 -0400

>Amen Rick
>
>I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
>door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
>Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the data
>never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
>like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that idea.
>
>If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We can
>do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. You
>just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
>Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around them
>and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
>broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
>it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.
>
>
>
>Thank You,
>Brian Webster
>
>
>
>-Original Message-
>From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on
>Behalf Of Rick Harnish
>Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM
>To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List'
>Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>
>
>Chris,
>
>It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for Connected
>Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
>divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
>approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with Ohio
>or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
>thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the awardees
>and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is correct,
>it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present to
>the legislators that sponsored the bill.
>
>I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but I
>have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this legislation
>given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have.  That
>is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding and
>will make those decisions separately.
>
>Respectfully,
>Rick Harnish
>
>-Original Message-
>From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>Behalf Of chris cooper
>Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM
>To: 'WISPA General List'
>Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>
>There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
>this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
>map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
>their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
>map?
>
>
>
>Chris Cooper
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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Charles Wyble


Brian Webster wrote:
> Amen Rick
> 
> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the data
> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that idea.


Um. what? Where do you see in the law where the data won't be 
available? What page and section?


> 
> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We can
> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. You
> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around them
> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.

Go compete for the (sub)contract then, instead of whining on the mailing 
list.

This sort of baseless posturing is pathetic and does your company a 
disservice.




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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Tom DeReggi
Rick,

I agree with your assessment that the $350 mil number was set based on 
either Connected Nation being in mind (their lobbying), or using Connected 
Nation as the only historical data to estimate what it could cost. But to 
assume all $350 mil would just automatically go to Connect-the-Nation 
without competitive bid process or considering all applicant's needs, is not 
likely.

No we should NOT leave these funds alone.  Every one wanting to contribute 
in mapping efforts surely should submit bids for this money. If nobody bids 
(submits grant apps) on it, it would just be handed over to connected nation 
on a silver platter.  Its more likely that $5 Mil would be allocated to each 
State, for each State to best define how they want to map their broadband 
coverage. Mapping coverage and need is clearly the one area that the States 
undisputedly could be effective in helping out with.  I'd argue that because 
of the few intities capable of providing mapping solutions, the odds are 
higher of actually gaining a grant.

I also argue that if Connected Nation could do it for $8,000,000 for Ohio, 
they surely could do the whole country for not to much more than that 
number. After all, once one State is complete, all the tools, software 
development, and processes are already there to replicate.   I'd argue that 
it would be "self serving" without justification or basis, to try and 
continue to get $5 mil per state, on an ongoing basis. If anything, it could 
be lobbied that economies of scale should be able to be obtained to reduce 
the cost, in one national project, or replicating for individual states, 
argueing that there will be additional funds to go around.  Surely Connected 
Nation will ask for the full $350 mil, but its not likely the government 
will grant it, with other bids on the table, unless they can truly justify 
it, or there could be huge repercussions on the way the funds were managed 
after the fact. I'd also argue that at this opens up the door for new 
entrants that are not greedy, and come up with a more affordable plan.  At 
minimum it should be argued that the money should be spread around to create 
competiton in Mapping solutions, or at minimum not put all the money in one 
basket.  Solely on the public opinion that Connected Nation is a front for 
the telco, it could be argued taht a more specialized mapping solution 
should be made for WISPs, tailered to their market that have different 
characteristics, or that would tackle the problem from another angle.

Lastly, many prominent Wireless Association  and/or advocates have suggested 
and supported ideas of spectrum mapping as needs equal to existing broadband 
wireless coverage.  Based on the technology neutral clauses, it could be 
argued that a certain percentage of mapping funds at minimum should go to 
help mapo the needs of the wireless industry. Although, WISPA had been 
neutral on this topic in its submissions, I'd argue that WISPA should 
probably also offer support for such concepts and ideas.

Don't misunderstand me, I am not against Connected Nation, but they are not 
the only fish in the sea. Although CN may have some strong supporters 
politically, that does not over-ride the process the government takes to 
fairly consider all applications and bids for funding. It would probably be 
illegal if NTIA/RUS did not fairly consider all applicants and include 
additional interested parties.

What we should do is thank Connected Nation for setting perception that 
$5million is what it should cost, because that allows a lot of room for 
applicants to underbid CN's track record, if they want to get into the 
mappign broadband business.

I personally, will include mapping costs in my application. Argueing that 
they are necessary costs to increase success and speed of installation of 
plan, that can only be implemented by me, since I hold the confidential 
information (network details) needed to adequately accurately map my 
wireless network. And if there are not funds left in the mapping funds 
portion of the BTOP program that they cover them in the large pool of funds 
(not specifically allocated for mapping).

It could be argued that in theNational Broadband strategy, all Americans 
need to be considered, even the 10% underserved in Urban America. Before 
allocating more funds to build out wired networks in tehse areas that 
already have wired networks,  it should be determined if these remaining 
residents can be served with Wireless. The best way to do that is to create 
wqireless coverage mapps, and build customer awareness of wireless coverage. 
This is clearly within the goal of the BTOP program, to increase adoption. 
Expecially to map your already served areas..

Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband


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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Charles Wyble
ss. The best way to do that is to create 
> wqireless coverage mapps, and build customer awareness of wireless coverage. 
> This is clearly within the goal of the BTOP program, to increase adoption. 
> Expecially to map your already served areas..
> 
> Tom DeReggi
> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Rick Harnish" 
> To: ; "'WISPA General List'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
> 
> 
>> Chris,
>>
>> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for 
>> Connected
>> Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
>> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
>> approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with 
>> Ohio
>> or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
>> thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the 
>> awardees
>> and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is 
>> correct,
>> it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present 
>> to
>> the legislators that sponsored the bill.
>>
>> I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but 
>> I
>> have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this 
>> legislation
>> given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have. 
>> That
>> is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding 
>> and
>> will make those decisions separately.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Rick Harnish
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
>> Behalf Of chris cooper
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM
>> To: 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>>
>> There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
>> this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
>> map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
>> their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
>> map?
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Cooper
>>
>> Intelliwave
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Tom DeReggi
Brian,

Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.

Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten clout 
because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution to 
the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible.

What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom, by 
preparing plans for WISPs.
Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write checks 
to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their 
obligations of and goals for their grants.

Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying you 
now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The grant 
program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't 
included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after their 
award either.

It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy to 
add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be putting 
togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their applications, 
and it doesn't have to be "cheaper".

Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband


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To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping


> Amen Rick
>
> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the 
> data
> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that 
> idea.
>
> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We 
> can
> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. 
> You
> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around 
> them
> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
> Brian Webster
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on
> Behalf Of Rick Harnish
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM
> To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List'
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>
>
> Chris,
>
> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for 
> Connected
> Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
> approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with 
> Ohio
> or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
> thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the 
> awardees
> and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is 
> correct,
> it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present 
> to
> the legislators that sponsored the bill.
>
> I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but 
> I
> have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this 
> legislation
> given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have. 
> That
> is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding 
> and
> will make those decisions separately.
>
> Respectfully,
> Rick Harnish
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of chris cooper
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM
> To: 'WISPA General List'
> Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>
> There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP.  Will
> this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to
> map their expanded networks?  Will it be available to all wisps to map
> their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB
> map?
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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Vickie Edwards
I'd like to echo my own previous statements that I believe a lot of the
mapping efforts will be run through the states. Here in AL, there's been
a mapping program underway and we're expecting to see preliminary maps
by the end of next month. The best thing that you as a WISP can do,
apart from submitting a grant of your own, is to make regular contact
(to the extent that it doesn't become annoying) with the officials on
your state's broadband task force/authority/whatever. 

If you're on their good side and know that you have the capability to do
some of the mapping work, you'll be the one they look to when they go
after the money. 


 
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From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
Behalf Of Tom DeReggi
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:02 PM
To: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com; WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

Brian,

Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.

Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten clout 
because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution
to 
the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible.

What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom,
by 
preparing plans for WISPs.
Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write
checks 
to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their 
obligations of and goals for their grants.

Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying
you 
now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The
grant 
program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't 
included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after
their 
award either.

It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy
to 
add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be
putting 
togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their
applications, 
and it doesn't have to be "cheaper".

Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband


- Original Message - 
From: "Brian Webster" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping


> Amen Rick
>
> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another
back
> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then
the 
> data
> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just
smells
> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that 
> idea.
>
> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself.
We 
> can
> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are
quoting. 
> You
> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move
on.
> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step
around 
> them
> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can
successfully do
> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.
>
>
>
> Thank You,
> Brian Webster
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on
> Behalf Of Rick Harnish
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM
> To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List'
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>
>
> Chris,
>
> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for 
> Connected
> Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if
you
> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Charles Wyble
Preach it Tom!

Wake up folks.

Regardless of your political views, your approval/disapproval of the 
stimulus package it's out there and the money is becoming available.

WE PAID INTO THIS WITH OUR TAXES! IT'S OUR MONEY!

I don't know about all you, but I have been preparing business and 
product plans since November and am waiting like a hawk for the grant 
process to be defined.



Tom DeReggi wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.
> 
> Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten clout 
> because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution to 
> the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible.
> 
> What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom, by 
> preparing plans for WISPs.
> Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write checks 
> to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their 
> obligations of and goals for their grants.
> 
> Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying you 
> now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The grant 
> program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't 
> included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after their 
> award either.
> 
> It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy to 
> add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be putting 
> togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their applications, 
> and it doesn't have to be "cheaper".
> 
> Tom DeReggi
> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
> 
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Brian Webster" 
> To: "WISPA General List" 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
> 
> 
>> Amen Rick
>>
>> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
>> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
>> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the 
>> data
>> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
>> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that 
>> idea.
>>
>> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We 
>> can
>> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. 
>> You
>> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
>> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around 
>> them
>> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
>> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
>> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Brian Webster
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on
>> Behalf Of Rick Harnish
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM
>> To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>>
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for 
>> Connected
>> Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
>> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
>> approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with 
>> Ohio
>> or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
>> thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the 
>> awardees
>> and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is 
>> correct,
>> it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present 
>> to
>> the legislators that sponsored the bill.
>>
>> I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but 
>> I
>> have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this 
>> legislation
>> given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have. 
>> That
>> is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding 
>> and
>> will make those decisions separately.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Rick Harnish
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: wireless-boun...

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Brian Webster
Tom,
I think you misunderstood my position. I have reviewed many of connected
nations' completed projects and their mapping methodologies. In other
aspects of taxpayer funded mapping efforts, the resulting data has been put
in the public domain because the taxpayers own the right to the results.
Having connected nation do a mapping effort funded by the taxpayers, and
then not give anyone access to the data except for a pdf map, is not in the
public best interest. We saw the board makeup of connected nation when they
asked if WISPA wanted to join. As we all discovered, those board members are
largely made up of people from the Telco and Cable companies. That is where
they get their clout. That is also why they stick to their guns and map the
broadband data under NDA and won't release the results.
I am not against the broadband mapping initiative at all. I support the
concept of mapping, just not the way connected nation has done it in the
past. I also feel it is dangerous putting the projects in the hands of
organizations who could be subject to the perception of not being completely
objective. There are many states that have already done a good job of
mapping broadband or are well on their way. California did a nice one
(http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport/), Maine and others have also put
a lot of work in to their programs. It's important to read and understand
each projects mapping methodologies to establish how much of a statistical
margin of error their results can contain. Nothing is going to be perfect,
but it can also be said that it's easy to sway results depending on how you
report data in statistical form. From a rural broadband perspective, a
simple overstatement of a service area by say 5 or 10 percent can lock out a
large number of households that might be the difference in making a rural
WISP or other ISP business case possible. In the case of KY or OH, there are
no provisions for others to view the comprehensive data sets for either
broadband studies or other purposes. The only result provided was a pdf map
and a web site where you can inquire based on a single address point. If
connected nation has not figured out how to map broadband in a manor where
they can release the data when finished, then the taxpayer is not getting
their best value.



Thank You,
Brian Webster



-Original Message-
From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:02 PM
To: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com; WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping


Brian,

Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.

Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten clout
because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution to
the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible.

What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom, by
preparing plans for WISPs.
Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write checks
to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their
obligations of and goals for their grants.

Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying you
now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The grant
program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't
included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after their
award either.

It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy to
add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be putting
togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their applications,
and it doesn't have to be "cheaper".

Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband


- Original Message -
From: "Brian Webster" 
To: "WISPA General List" 
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping


> Amen Rick
>
> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the
> data
> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that
> idea.
>
> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We
> can
> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting.
> You
> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around
> them
> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can su

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread RickG
At what cost? Will the Feds own you and your business? Will you have
to open up your financials and account to them? I'm just asking...
-RickG

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Charles Wyble  wrote:
> Preach it Tom!
>
> Wake up folks.
>
> Regardless of your political views, your approval/disapproval of the
> stimulus package it's out there and the money is becoming available.
>
> WE PAID INTO THIS WITH OUR TAXES! IT'S OUR MONEY!
>
> I don't know about all you, but I have been preparing business and
> product plans since November and am waiting like a hawk for the grant
> process to be defined.
>
>
>
> Tom DeReggi wrote:
>> Brian,
>>
>> Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.
>>
>> Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten clout
>> because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution to
>> the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible.
>>
>> What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom, by
>> preparing plans for WISPs.
>> Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write checks
>> to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their
>> obligations of and goals for their grants.
>>
>> Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying you
>> now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The grant
>> program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't
>> included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after their
>> award either.
>>
>> It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy to
>> add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be putting
>> togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their applications,
>> and it doesn't have to be "cheaper".
>>
>> Tom DeReggi
>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Brian Webster" 
>> To: "WISPA General List" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>>
>>
>>> Amen Rick
>>>
>>> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back
>>> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected
>>> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the
>>> data
>>> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells
>>> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that
>>> idea.
>>>
>>> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We
>>> can
>>> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting.
>>> You
>>> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on.
>>> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around
>>> them
>>> and move forward..there are plenty of ways to map the competitive
>>> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do
>>> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank You,
>>> Brian Webster
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on
>>> Behalf Of Rick Harnish
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM
>>> To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List'
>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>>
>>> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for
>>> Connected
>>> Nation.  In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you
>>> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state.  This is
>>> approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with
>>> Ohio
>>> or Tennessee.  The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current
>>> thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the
>>> awardees
>>> and 80% coming from the Federal Government.  If this assumption is
>>> correct,
>>> it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present
>>> to
>>> the legislators that spons

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Brian Webster
Charles,
I am not against this stimulus package nor the mapping effort. There has
been considerable criticism of connected nation and where they have
responded to same, I have watched carefully. Technically they have made the
data available to the public and to the uninitiated decision makers, they
think this is great. The format for which they have released the data is not
what makes good use of a taxpayer funded mapping program. GIS and mapping
should be considered a large Boolean logic system. In the same way you would
do searches for key words using an internet search engine, mapping data
layers can be used in a similar fashion. For example, if the broadband GIS
data results were openly available, communities and/or individuals could
build an application where you could ask things like, show me homes for sale
in the $200,000 range with 3 bedrooms, in "x" school district in "y"
municipality that have broadband. Today you as a citizen, who funded
projects like the Census , have access to data sets which allow you to
gather that type of information. The broadband mapping should be made
available in the same formats. Maps in pdf format do not meet that criteria.
Connected Nation has gone to great lengths to technically release their
results, but also have hobbled the process and not made the real data
available to even the government agencies. Think about that when all the
grant applications start streaming in and the reviewers are trying to verify
the communities that have or don't have broadband.
There are many uses and benefits to keeping the data in the public 
domain.
Public policy and academic groups would use this as an additional data
element for their socio economic studies, other industries who might be
privately looking to locate new facilities, could use it and make sure the
infrastructure they need would be located on otherwise suitable property.
There are many others uses that I am aware of and probably many more that I
wouldn't have though about. Point being is that connected nation does not
share this philosophy.
For the money they have spent on mapping projects to date, they could 
have
easily gathered and compiled the same results using other methods with
publically available data. They chose not to, and obtained information under
NDA. I question if they did this because they took the lazy route or if it
was done intentionally. The slightest little differences in the wording of
contracts or final rules would go unnoticed to the casual observer, but in
the end will make a huge difference in the benefit and usability to the
final product.
I would love to lead a crusade to make sure this does not happen and to
help educate all the policy makers involved. Unfortunately that takes a
great deal of time and connections to get in front of the right people. As
one individual I have neither. I have been talking to other groups that may
have the resources to do so. I continue to offer my help and expertise in
hopes that the best solutions will prevail to the maximum benefit of the
taxpayer. The WISP industry would benefit a great deal by keeping access to
the results open. It will go a long way in helping determine market
viability for a particular business plan. It would also make the process and
expense to apply for these grants less costly.
I made the statement to move ahead despite the mapping effort only 
because
I fear that the worst would happen and the data will only be available in
formats such as in Kentucky and Ohio. Those maps are all but useless when
you need to answer complex questions like the number of households not
served by broadband but would be under your project proposal. All important
information under the grant processes. The statement was meant to say that
you can still do it without the national mapping effort and at a much lower
cost.
This is a very complex issue and difficult to debate the points though
email or list format. Out of frustration I hastily sent of a response and
did not clearly state my thoughts on the topic. As a mapping geek I could
drone on forever about the topic.



Thank You,
Brian Webster


-Original Message-
From: Charles Wyble [mailto:char...@thewybles.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:15 PM
To: WISPA General List
Cc: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com
Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping


Preach it Tom!

Wake up folks.

Regardless of your political views, your approval/disapproval of the
stimulus package it's out there and the money is becoming available.

WE PAID INTO THIS WITH OUR TAXES! IT'S OUR MONEY!

I don't know about all you, but I have been preparing business and
product plans since November and am waiting like a hawk for the grant
process to be defined.



Tom DeReggi wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you.
>
> Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody.  They have gotten cl

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-29 Thread Charles Wyble


Brian Webster wrote:
> Charles,
>   I am not against this stimulus package nor the mapping effort.


Understood.

  There has
> been considerable criticism of connected nation and where they have
> responded to same, I have watched carefully. 

I will look into this further. This is the first mention I have seen of 
that entity.

Technically they have made the
> data available to the public and to the uninitiated decision makers, they
> think this is great.


Gotcha. Yes I agree a final product in PDF format isn't overly 
interesting. However I'm not sure if the data will only be available in 
that format. We should push for the raw data to be available.

  The format for which they have released the data is not
> what makes good use of a taxpayer funded mapping program. GIS and mapping
> should be considered a large Boolean logic system. In the same way you would
> do searches for key words using an internet search engine, mapping data
> layers can be used in a similar fashion. For example, if the broadband GIS
> data results were openly available, communities and/or individuals could
> build an application where you could ask things like, show me homes for sale
> in the $200,000 range with 3 bedrooms, in "x" school district in "y"
> municipality that have broadband. Today you as a citizen, who funded
> projects like the Census , have access to data sets which allow you to
> gather that type of information.

For example TIGER shape files and FCC shape files.

  The broadband mapping should be made
> available in the same formats.

Agreed.

  Maps in pdf format do not meet that criteria.

Right.

> Connected Nation has gone to great lengths to technically release their
> results, but also have hobbled the process and not made the real data
> available to even the government agencies. Think about that when all the
> grant applications start streaming in and the reviewers are trying to verify
> the communities that have or don't have broadband.

Sure. So lets push for the raw data to be available.

>   There are many uses and benefits to keeping the data in the public 
> domain.
> Public policy and academic groups would use this as an additional data
> element for their socio economic studies, other industries who might be
> privately looking to locate new facilities, could use it and make sure the
> infrastructure they need would be located on otherwise suitable property.
> There are many others uses that I am aware of and probably many more that I
> wouldn't have though about. Point being is that connected nation does not
> share this philosophy.


Makes sense.

>   For the money they have spent on mapping projects to date, they could 
> have
> easily gathered and compiled the same results using other methods with
> publically available data. They chose not to, and obtained information under
> NDA. I question if they did this because they took the lazy route or if it
> was done intentionally. The slightest little differences in the wording of
> contracts or final rules would go unnoticed to the casual observer, but in
> the end will make a huge difference in the benefit and usability to the
> final product.


Very true.

>   I would love to lead a crusade to make sure this does not happen and to
> help educate all the policy makers involved. Unfortunately that takes a
> great deal of time and connections to get in front of the right people. As
> one individual I have neither. I have been talking to other groups that may
> have the resources to do so. I continue to offer my help and expertise in
> hopes that the best solutions will prevail to the maximum benefit of the
> taxpayer. The WISP industry would benefit a great deal by keeping access to
> the results open. It will go a long way in helping determine market
> viability for a particular business plan. It would also make the process and
> expense to apply for these grants less costly.
>   I made the statement to move ahead despite the mapping effort only 
> because
> I fear that the worst would happen and the data will only be available in
> formats such as in Kentucky and Ohio. Those maps are all but useless when
> you need to answer complex questions like the number of households not
> served by broadband but would be under your project proposal. All important
> information under the grant processes. The statement was meant to say that
> you can still do it without the national mapping effort and at a much lower
> cost.
>   This is a very complex issue and difficult to debate the points though
> email or list format. Out of frustration I hastily sent of a response and
> did not clearly state my thoughts on the topic. As a mapping geek I could
> drone on forever about the topic.
> 



Thank you very very much for your detailed response. I appreciate the 
time and effort you put into it.

I'm working on combining the LA County GIS data, FCC data, and Census 
data and wardriving data nto an online solution that folks can play w

Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-30 Thread Brian Webster
Here are some web sites to check out:

Connected Nation Projects:
http://www.connectky.com/
http://connectohio.org/
http://www.connectmn.org/mapping/
http://www.connectedtn.org/broadband_landscape/
http://connectwestvirginia.org/mapping_and_research/state_maps.php

http://www.publicknowledge.org/ - This group has been very critical of
Connected Nation and there have been exchanges between the parties on other
wed sites. Connected Nation's responses are interesting reading. Couple that
with the membership of Connected Nation's Board of Directors and you can
draw your own conclusions. Enter Connected Nation in the search bar to bring
up many articles.
http://benton.org/node/15506#comment-28 - Here are comments by Connected
Nation in rebuttal to PublicKnowledge.org. While it seems these two groups
are in a pretty good fight against each other, I tend to read through the
emotions and look directly at the facts. Connected Nation's response still
will not explore mapping options so that they can release the data. They
just defend their position that the data must be kept under NDA.
http://www.connectednation.org/who_we_are/national_advisors/ This the list
of the companies who make up Connected Nation's Board of Directors.


My fear is that of the money set aside for broadband mapping, politics will
get in the way and Connected Nation will get much if not all of the funds
based on their political connections. Connected Nation has a lot of momentum
inside the beltway.

I have personally developed methods to where broadband mapping can be done
on a Nationwide Basis using data that does not require any NDA. I need to
spend some time to verify the process so that it would survive scientific
scrutiny. All of the data is based on information already in the public
domain. Connected Nation could have done this same work. I don't think they
want to. With the think tank of people and skills they have at their
disposal, I find it hard to believe I am the only one who could have figured
out how to do this..




Thank You,
Brian Webster






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Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

2009-04-30 Thread Kurt Fankhauser
I've looked at the maps of Ohio that Connect Ohio has put out and they are
at the very least "grossly optimistic." Just looking at them at first you
would say that 99.5% of the state has access to broadband from more than one
provider. In my county it's the same way. The map shows that most of the
area is served by broadband but when you start asking around most people
can't get DSL or even some fixed wireless is unavailable due to large
amounts of trees. Actually the map is right if they are factoring in that
everyone has a 80 foot tower at their house to receive wireless broadband
with...

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Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping

Here are some web sites to check out:

Connected Nation Projects:
http://www.connectky.com/
http://connectohio.org/
http://www.connectmn.org/mapping/
http://www.connectedtn.org/broadband_landscape/
http://connectwestvirginia.org/mapping_and_research/state_maps.php

http://www.publicknowledge.org/ - This group has been very critical of
Connected Nation and there have been exchanges between the parties on other
wed sites. Connected Nation's responses are interesting reading. Couple that
with the membership of Connected Nation's Board of Directors and you can
draw your own conclusions. Enter Connected Nation in the search bar to bring
up many articles.
http://benton.org/node/15506#comment-28 - Here are comments by Connected
Nation in rebuttal to PublicKnowledge.org. While it seems these two groups
are in a pretty good fight against each other, I tend to read through the
emotions and look directly at the facts. Connected Nation's response still
will not explore mapping options so that they can release the data. They
just defend their position that the data must be kept under NDA.
http://www.connectednation.org/who_we_are/national_advisors/ This the list
of the companies who make up Connected Nation's Board of Directors.


My fear is that of the money set aside for broadband mapping, politics will
get in the way and Connected Nation will get much if not all of the funds
based on their political connections. Connected Nation has a lot of momentum
inside the beltway.

I have personally developed methods to where broadband mapping can be done
on a Nationwide Basis using data that does not require any NDA. I need to
spend some time to verify the process so that it would survive scientific
scrutiny. All of the data is based on information already in the public
domain. Connected Nation could have done this same work. I don't think they
want to. With the think tank of people and skills they have at their
disposal, I find it hard to believe I am the only one who could have figured
out how to do this..




Thank You,
Brian Webster







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Re: [WISPA] NTIA Mapping

2011-02-25 Thread Martha Huizenga
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Haven't seen any documents from NTIA or anyone else.

  
  
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