Sascha, The use of TV white spaces is the best and most cost effective way to serve Rural America in low density areas with trees, hills and valleys.
All of the other methods including WiMax will not work in Southern / Central Indiana. Our markets are those unserved by Telco's and CATV's. They do not want to serve because of density. TV white space will give much better coverage - from 25-30% in rural areas to 50-70% depending on terrain. Please express the need for unlicensed bands or an FCC method to reward service to these people, not having someone purchase frequencies and then just sit on them. Those non served persons in Rural America want service now, not in 5 years. It is a very important point for the development of the non served areas. Our company, NetsurfUSA, Inc., a 12 month old WISP with 350 clients cannot and will not support any bill which would limit the use of TV white space for Broadband. Thank you for your consideration, Don Renner NetSurfUSA, Inc. 8550 Main St. French Lick, IN 47432 812-936-4514 office 812-936-2006 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 11:21 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Durbin Bill Follow-Up. The ban on TV band use would be a deal breaker for just about anything else for me...... Marlon (509) 982-2181 Equipment sales (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sascha Meinrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: [WISPA] Durbin Bill Follow-Up. > Hi all, > > When I met with Durbin's staff at the end of July, we talked a lot about > provisions 1 & 3 that are now in the bill. However, I've also just > learned that there may be a poison pill in the bill that makes unlicensed > use of the TV broadcast spectrum illegal (which is also something that me > and a lot of other folks have been working on for quite some time), which > would change my take on the bill rather dramatically. > > I'm following up with Durbin's folks this week, so if there's any > message/info I should pass along, just let me know, > > --Sascha > > -- > Sascha Meinrath > Executive Director * Principal * President > CUWiN *** The Ethos Group *** Acorn Active Media > CUWireless.Net * EthosWireless.com * AcornActiveMedia.com > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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