Victoria, > 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.
Great point... Currently rules state that preference will go to proposals that serve the highest percentage of persons within the proposed area. As long as there are large census areas defined as communities, a rich telco with a large project will get preference, regardless of how expensive per user. There definately should be a higher preference on "efficiency", meaning the highest number of consumers served per dollar spent. (not per area) IT feasible that the government may not have wanted to prefer "efficiency" because Fiber will likely be more expensive, and it could be thought that Fiber has more speed, and justified with long term life span fiber would deliver. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lists" <[email protected]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:29 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:06 AM > To: WISPA General List > Cc: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.6/1981 - Release Date: 3/3/2009 > 7:25 AM > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
