The Government has a definition for "rural" My town of 26K people just got classified as rural a couple of years ago. This was to help with grants and such
Rural is generally based on population of under 20k - 30k Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lists" <li...@stlbroadband.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] grant funds ideas > The ARRA specifically states "rural wireless", I would think the telcos > are > going to have problems with that, or maybe I am wrong. > > A local telco announced yesterday that they are going after stimulus > monies > and hired a DC law firm to keep track of what is going on. > > If telcos try to expand DSL, the cost is going to be huge, same as with > cable companies. > > I think one of the things that should be defined is "rural wireless" and > the > rules to play in that field. > For instance if a telco comes up with a proposal for an area that we are > considering for wireless, the powers that be should consider the costs. > > Thanks, > Victoria Proffer > CEO > StLouisBroadband.com > MissouriRuralWireless.com > 314.974.5600 > SBA Certified WOSB > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:06 AM > To: WISPA General List > Cc: legislat...@wispa.org > Subject: [WISPA] grant funds ideas > > Hi All, > > I've asked before but saw no discussion so here it is again.... > > If WISPA gets a chance to give input to the grant process, what should we > tell the government? > > I can't believe that NO ONE here has any input on this at all. Did my > last > post fail to make it through? Or should we not give any input into the > process if given the chance? We'll just let the telco's get all of it > then? > > marlon > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > 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! 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! 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/
