I like the Broadband Mapping that Virgina Tech is working on: http://www.ecorridors.vt.edu/maps/broadbandmap.php
I would like to see more of this type of mapping on a national level. I have added our WISP to the map and I check back often. I am encouraged to see other WISPs listing their services. Victoria St. Louis Broadband www.stlbroadband.com On 1/31/08, Chuck McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now that is something I can agree with, RBOC spelled another way is BORG. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Tennessee > > > >I think WISPs should start looking less at ILECs as being an enemy and > > realize that in 99% of the cases it is the RBOCs who are the real > > problem. I work with some of the ILECs around me and most are great > > people who are running a business just like the rest of us. Many ILECs > > are WISPs these days too. Like it or not the ILECs are part of our > > culture now. If I remember right you are actually an ILEC aren't you > > Chuck? :-) > > Scriv > > > > > > On Jan 31, 2008 3:19 PM, Chuck McCown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> But, but, but... we LOVE small rural ILECs... > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jack Unger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:07 PM > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Tennessee > >> > >> > >> > There is a growing controversy centered on the "Connected Nation" > >> > (Connect Kentucky, Connect Ohio, Connected Tennessee etc.) > >> > political-business efforts. > >> > > >> > The reason is that it appears that the primary beneficiaries are the > >> > ILEC phone companies and their drive to extend their power, influence > >> > and business dominance. This occurs (of course) at the expense of > WISPs > >> > and small non-ILEC broadband providers. > >> > > >> > Here are some links so you can read up on it. > >> > > >> > (Commentary) > >> > > http://www.drewclark.com/connect-kentucky-article-raises-bell-lobby-specter/ > >> > > >> > (Original Art Brodsky article) > http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1334 > >> > > >> > jack > >> > > >> > > >> > George Rogato wrote: > >> >> > http://www.connectedtennessee.org/mapping_&_research/availability_maps/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> WISPA Wants You! 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