http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06426.pdf
If interested in the WISPA submitted comments on the report....
Appendix V, Page 62-63.
Take note that this report will likely be referred to by every legislators
this year, for the basic review of the state of Broadband.
I find it an honor and victory, that WISPA was allowed to contribute its
comments for support of Wireless in the report.
I believe this report will benefit WISPs. It clearly shows, the need for
support of WISPs. One must ask themself, why are so many Americans
underserved? And how come the dominant technology providers that own the
majority market haven't served them yet? Maybe its time to support the
alternative solutions, that have not had much support comparatively?
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dawn DiPietro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>;
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Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:06 AM
Subject: [WISPA] GAO: Broadband Access Difficult To Measure
All,
It would seem there are flaws in the way information was collected from
the FCC. From the information collected it seems as though only the
telecoms are providing broadband and apparently not too quickly in rural
areas.
As quoted from the article;
"There's not only a lack of broadband access in rural areas
of the U.S., there's a lack of information about broadband access in rural
areas, according to
a new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)."
Also quoted from the article;
"Wireless technology was cited as an alternative to the
costs of rolling out cable to rural areas, but difficulties in finding
available spectrum and negotiating
deals with municipalities hindered telecoms' entrance into
providing Wi-Fi access in both urban and rural areas. Local municipalities
are pursuing their
own initiatives to set up wireless Internet access in
regions not served by major telecom providers."
Full story here;
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/05/gao_broadband.html
Regards,
Dawn DiPietro
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