Unfortunately there is a way around this...Make all broadband providers provide 477 data themselves and not use 3rd parties, and check it(sure like they did computer inquires I, II, and II)...bet that will never happen.
I agree with Brian, under some circumstances. I know big business and much money goes under the table...even little guys can be persuaded to make adjustments! Along with the thoughts above, if they do not have the personnel available to police it, hire a smaller guy that can. The smaller guy has to provide financial statements for up to X amount of years and have strict accounting practices. The X amount of years should not be divulged to other people. But, that is never gonna happen either! What a government we have, lol. If any of you know the the Acts(I know Fred does) the Computer Inquires Acts were never enforced in practicality..and I do not see it happening here either. In the end, I would put everything I own, that the "BIG GUYS" will end up with everything that is "just" measurable. Scott ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Brian Webster" <bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com> Reply-To: bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com, WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:09:11 -0400 >Amen Rick!!!! > >I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back >door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected >Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the data >never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells >like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that idea. > >If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We can >do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. You >just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on. >Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around them >and move forward......there are plenty of ways to map the competitive >broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do >it to convince the organizations that are handing out money. > > > >Thank You, >Brian Webster > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on >Behalf Of Rick Harnish >Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM >To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List' >Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping > > >Chris, > >It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for Connected >Nation. In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you >divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state. This is >approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with Ohio >or Tennessee. The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current >thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the awardees >and 80% coming from the Federal Government. If this assumption is correct, >it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present to >the legislators that sponsored the bill. > >I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but I >have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this legislation >given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have. That >is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding and >will make those decisions separately. > >Respectfully, >Rick Harnish > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of chris cooper >Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM >To: 'WISPA General List' >Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping > >There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP. Will >this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to >map their expanded networks? Will it be available to all wisps to map >their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB >map? > > > >Chris Cooper > >Intelliwave > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! 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