Yeah. And out here Century Tel gets $60 to $109 per month (depending on who you talk to) per pots line in USF funds. Gee, I wonder why they require a pots line for DSL???? And they can sell DSL at retail rates at or below the wholesale rates.
Man, what I could do with an extra $100 per month per sub! marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. > DSL is mostly gravy. It gets shared through NECA in many cases, but it > doesn't so much to support the local loop. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. > > >> Well, not quite. >> >> A tarrifed pots line pays for the wire in the ground and the upkeep. >> >> DSL is gravy. >> >> Or did I miss something? >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:53 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. >> >> >>> Not true. Not true at all. Cable Companies are not rate of return >>> regulated. Every dollar they spend is below the line. The ILECS are >>> strictly regulated as to what can be spent above the line. Tarrifed >>> rates >>> ONLY support tarrifed services. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:52 PM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. >>> >>> >>>> Why not? >>>> >>>> Isn't that kinda what Cable Cos and ILECs Do? >>>> >>>> Tom DeReggi >>>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >>>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 2:37 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. >>>> >>>> >>>>> The power company wants to take rate payer money and build a broadband >>>>> network that will contact each meter for the purpose of managing >>>>> energy. >>>>> It >>>>> will also supply broadband to the homeowner if they want. 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