Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/30/2012 03:26 PM, Brian Webster wrote: >The rule as it stands now is 3 meg down and 768 up. The 4 meg down and 1 meg >up was something put in the National Broadband Plan by the white house team. >Problem with that is the National Broadband Map (of which was already spec'd >out when they wrote

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Brian Webster
General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! At 11/30/2012 11:45 AM, Matt wrote: > > approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to > > 4/1 is excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more > > appropriate. Even

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Brian Webster
WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! At 11/30/2012 11:45 AM, Matt wrote: > > approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to > > 4/1 is excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more > > appropriate. Even Canopy 100 can probab

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Matt
>> > approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to 4/1 is >> > excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more appropriate. Even >> > Canopy 100 can probably claim that (if it's not loaded), though YMMV. >> >>Are you saying no one is providing service past 1.5/384 with

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/30/2012 11:45 AM, Matt wrote: > > approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to 4/1 is > > excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more appropriate. Even > > Canopy 100 can probably claim that (if it's not loaded), though YMMV. > >Are you saying no one is provi

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Doug Clark
I assumed he meant that Canopy 900mHz can not provide speeds above that. ---Original Message--- From: Matt Date: 11/30/2012 9:46:04 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! > approach is used, you could comment that

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Matt
> approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to 4/1 is > excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more appropriate. Even > Canopy 100 can probably claim that (if it's not loaded), though YMMV. Are you saying no one is providing service past 1.5/384 with Canopy 100? _

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Jeff Broadwick - Lists
> Canopy 100 can probably claim that (if it's not loaded), though YMMV. > > So being on the map doesn't hurt and may help. > >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [ mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Doug Clark >> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Doug Clark
Excellent point. ---Original Message--- From: Fred Goldstein Date: 11/30/2012 9:10:00 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! At 11/30/2012 10:17 AM, Rick Harnish wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; bou

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Fred Goldstein
oaded), though YMMV. So being on the map doesn't hurt and may help. From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Doug Clark Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:01 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Ba

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-30 Thread Doug Clark
Message--- From: Rick Harnish Date: 11/29/2012 2:53:28 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! Are you on the Louisiana Broadband Map? http://www.bakerbb.com/labroadbandmapping/ My contact in Louisiana is: Mr. Craig Jo

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-29 Thread Rick Harnish
> To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! > > Rick, I thought that we did this task, but please tell me how I can confirm. - Cliff > > > > > > On 11/28/12 4:45 PM, "Rick Harnish" wrote: > >

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-29 Thread Cliff Leboeuf
e- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Fred Goldstein >> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:17 PM >> To: wireless@wispa.org >> Subject: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! >> >

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Brian Webster
#x27;WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bc! Fred, I assure you the WISPA FCC Committee is indeed on this. You make great points and we appreciate your review. You are definitely correct, that WISPs NEED to get on the National Broadband

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
At 11/28/2012 05:56 PM, Blair Davis wrote: For a one time payment of $775 per home, I can connect ALL the unconnected homes in my county... But that is not how it works, is it? Alas, Phase I is for incumbents only. Phase II, when it happens next year, will allow others to bid. This will pr

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Blair Davis
For a one time payment of $775 per home, I can connect ALL the unconnected homes in my county... But that is not how it works, is it? I'll be buried in red tape and paper for the rest of my life, right?  And, of course, since I took their money, they can now tel

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Mike Hammett
m...@wispa.org (Trina and Rick) > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Fred Goldstein > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:17 PM > To: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: [WISPA] FCC Connect America F

Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Rick Harnish
Rick) > -Original Message- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Fred Goldstein > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:17 PM > To: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Bckk

[WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk!

2012-11-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
The FCC's home page ( transition.fcc.gov ) has an item about Connect America Fund, posted with no description. This turns out to be a further NPRM about Phase I funding. As you may recall, CAF Phase I was the short-term (2012) step that offered $775 per line to price-cap ILECs (the Bells and o