My 5.8 customers can do 10+ megs... The estimated throughput on the MTs is 30 to 31 megs. Real bandwidth tests show 26 megs.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. --- Henry Spencer On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:40 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And which telco is this going to bail out? Money from Congress to > industry = pay off Unions for votes. > > We will never, ever, ever, ever qualify. > > Another headliner article I read on this will redefine "broadband" as over > 10 Meg. > > Nothing like disqualifying almost the entire WISP industry... > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Harnish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Article > > > > Jeff, > > > > Just to let you know, I am in Washington DC this week participating in > the > > events below. WISPA has signed on as a supporter of the Call to Action > to > > define the Nationwide Broadband Strategy. It was great to see all the > > players of the Broadband Industry working together to attempt to bring > the > > US back up to the top of the Broadband Access ladder. It will be a busy > > three months while this strategy is defined and presented to the Obama > > Administration. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Rick Harnish > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick > > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:21 PM > > To: 'WISPA General List' > > Subject: [WISPA] Article > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120203 > > 164_pf.html > > > > New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy > > > > By Cecilia Kang > > Washington Post Staff Writer > > Wednesday, December 3, 2008; D03 > > > > President-elect Barack Obama has said getting affordable high-speed > > Internet > > service to every American home would create jobs, fuel economic growth > and > > spark innovation. Yesterday, representatives from technology and > > telecommunications companies, labor unions and public interest groups > > frequently at odds with one another agreed to provide the next president > > with a roadmap for how to accomplish those goals. > > > > That map could include tax breaks, low-interest loans, subsidies and > > public-private partnerships to encourage more investments in upgrading > and > > building out high-speed networks, representatives from Google, AT&T and > > public interest group Free Press said during a panel discussion on > > broadband > > policy that also served as a coming-out party for their newly formed > > coalition. > > > > The details of how to meet those goals still must be worked out by the > > group, whose aim is to bring more affordable high-speed Internet access > to > > every consumer. > > > > Many of the group members have been at odds with each other on whether > the > > government should set limits on how much spectrum a company can hold, the > > use of unlicensed devices on fallow broadcast airwaves and net > > neutrality -- > > the notion that network operators should be prevented from blocking or > > slowing Internet traffic. The formation of the group is an effort to move > > beyond their differences. > > > > "The coalition is a positive in that it demonstrates we agree that we > have > > a > > broadband problem, which not everyone was willing to admit to two years > > ago," said Ben Scott, policy director at Free Press and a member of the > > group. "The key is whether we'll see this group produce policy solutions > > that will require difficult choices." > > > > At stake is the nation's ability to compete technologically and > > economically, the group said. The United States has dropped from the top > > 10 > > nations for broadband access, speeds and price in the last several years. > > The coalition is pushing for a federal plan that would provide access to > > high-speed Internet service, much as the government did with electricity, > > roads and phone service. > > > > Obama famously used the Internet for outreach during his campaign and > > received 370,000 donations online. He's proposed using blogs, social > > networking tools and community Web pages known as wikis to connect > > citizens > > to government agencies. And Obama has argued for massive upgrades to > > technology infrastructure such as high-speed, or broadband, Internet. > > > > So far the coalition's plans to increase broadband usage mirrors Obama's > > plan, but there could be disagreement over deployment, analysts said. > > > > Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen said the union > > supports a proposal by Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) to increase > > definitions for broadband to 10 megabits per second for downloads by > 2010. > > The current definition for broadband speed in the United States is 768 > > kilobits per second downstream, which is far below standards in many > other > > nations. > > > > Achieving that goal at prices acceptable to consumers, however, would be > > expensive for telecom and cable network operators. Some in the coalition > > could push for laws that would achieve lower prices and higher speeds > > through more wireless and telecom competitors, but that could cause > > further > > disagreement among members, Scott said. > > > > Some have already suggested requesting funds from the federal economic > > stimulus plan for broadband deployment. Yesterday, an aide to House > > Speaker > > Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Pelosi was in favor of that idea. > > > > AT&T chief lobbyist Jim Cicconi said the company has moved closer to the > > view of public interest groups and Google that the Web should be open for > > all users without discrimination of technology and content on their > > network. > > But unlike Free Press and consumer groups, AT&T opposes new laws or rules > > on > > net neutrality, saying Federal Communications Commission rules are > > sufficient, and any violation should be handled on a case-by-case basis. > > > > "There will be significant outstanding debates that will be very tough > and > > there will still be daylight between the groups on many, many issues," > > said > > Rebecca Arbogast, an analyst at investment firm Stifel Nicolaus. "But > both > > sides are in a phase right now where they are emphasizing how much they > > share in terms of their views on what is an appropriate framework for > > looking at this issue." > > > > > > > > > > Jeff Broadwick > > Sales Manager, ImageStream > > 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) > > +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) > > +1 574-935-8488 (Fax) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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