Cheaters gunna cheat cheat cheat cheat.
I think we need to make it easier for small companies and hold criminal those
who do cheat.
Did Limitless have to pay the 35 mil back? I don’t think so. And they are
bankrupt anyway. But they continue operating a world wide network after
stiffing the
It seems like there wouldn't be a good way to guarantee that the funds
couldn't be used for whatever they want. If they're getting "free" money to
build out their network, then the funds that they previously would have
used for that purpose can now be used for said Ferrari, etc.
IMO there are
I'm betting CEO bonuses weren't an eligible expense for CAF, but I
couldn't say for sure.
Even if these scenarios went exactly as described, I'm not entirely sure
what the logical conclusion we're supposed to draw is. Is it "Frontier
used public funds inappropriately, therefore we should not
Frontier - took CAF funding.
CEO took huge payouts
CEO buys Ferrari
Frontier - Declares bankruptcy
Limitless Mobile - gets 35 million
Builds multi county “rural” broadband network in the most populated areas of
the counties.
Promptly declares bankruptcy
> On Jan 30, 2020, at 4:27 PM, Adam
From FCC announcement Re: RDOF:
The first phase of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund will begin later this
year and target census blocks that are wholly unserved with fixed broadband at
speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps. This phase would make available up to $16 billion
to census blocks where
A clever enough cheater will always find a way to cheat, but you can't
make it too easy.
For NY BPO "Connect NY" there was physical verification that each piece
of equipment you bought actually existed somewhere.whether in the
field or in storage. The auditor seemed satisfied with a list
Except that there IS auditing now... and we DO end up with this exact
scenario happening currently. It's not stopping it.
On 1/30/20 4:08 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
I'd rather not stress over audits, but auditing is a necessary evil
IMO. If there were no auditing then there's someone, somewhere
d cell C.O. batts
and they sat and rotted away in the desert. He never did use the batts.
-Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 10:37 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Dev
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Here's my dream "funding
, January 30, 2020 10:37 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Dev
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Here's my dream "funding process".
I've seen too much money used for things that didn't end up being the
projected end-goal.
Company must have been in existence for 5 years. Co
never did use the batts.
-Original Message-
From: Matt Hoppes
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 10:37 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Dev
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Here's my dream "funding process".
I've seen too much money used for things that did
Here's my dream "funding process".
I've seen too much money used for things that didn't end up being the
projected end-goal.
Company must have been in existence for 5 years. Company must show
competency and growth organically. Company must show business plan
that will work (no fluff.. an
I think it’s a confusing landscape to navigate and small operators sort of give
up because:
1. We can’t afford to dedicate an employee to checking all the boxes and doing
all the steps year round to MAYBE get funded.
2. Regulations favor larger carriers with more wherewithal, which is the same
.
-Original Message-
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:56 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Verizon did most of the CAF stuff around here. I don't usually think of
them as a "rural" LEC. But I suppose with dozens of corporate enti
ecifically non price cap LEC or RLEC.
Even better if they are a non ACAM RLEC.
-Original Message- From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:37 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
So basically CAF bidder == LEC?
On 1/30/2020 11:25 AM, ch...
Yes, more specifically non price cap LEC or RLEC.
Even better if they are a non ACAM RLEC.
-Original Message-
From: Adam Moffett
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:37 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
So basically CAF bidder == LEC?
On 1/30/2020 11
on
the investment.
-Original Message- From: Matt Hoppes
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 8:41 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Dev
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Maybe it's because the low hanging fruit has been taken and the rest
doesn't work?
I just finished a proposal
, 2020 8:41 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Dev
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
Maybe it's because the low hanging fruit has been taken and the rest
doesn't work?
I just finished a proposal for fiber to the home for two rural
communities here in Pennsylvania.
I knew it would
There is also that we looked several times and decided there was
way too much red tape and string for us to bother with it.
On 1/29/20 1:38 PM, Adam Moffett wrote:
We had an opportunity to bid on CAF via the New York State BPO in 2018.
Nobody involved like the strings attached. At this
Maybe it's because the low hanging fruit has been taken and the rest
doesn't work?
I just finished a proposal for fiber to the home for two rural
communities here in Pennsylvania.
I knew it would cost money and grants would be needed, but what I didn't
realize until after I finished the
Most of those are achievable by a small wisp. But CLEC status is not so
easy.
-Original Message-
From: Mark Radabaugh
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 3:02 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] CAF-II lack of bidders?
CAF-II bidding is long since over
CAF-II bidding is long since over, and RDOF isn’t out yet. The rules for both
programs, while available to WISP’s have significant hurdles that keep smaller
entities from bidding on them - audited financials, letters of credit, PE sign
off, telephone service offerings, CLEC status, etc.
We had an opportunity to bid on CAF via the New York State BPO in 2018.
Nobody involved like the strings attached. At this point I can't
remember what the "strings" were, just that they sounded like a nuisance.
Perhaps the bigger issue was that the public contributions seemed to be
Got a question from an elected official type about why bids have been slow to
come in for CAF-II, and also looking at RDOF and the satellite "lock up”. I’m
sure there are some opinions here, any you wish to relate?
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