I took a little time to scan the report, and have a couple of observations...
1. The FCC is expending great efforts at marginally effective ideas. 2. A lot of attention was paid to middle mile and rural deployments, but missed the largest single issue, at least as it applies out west - that public land is inaccessible. Every mountain in rural Oregon, the places you'd need to put repeaters or infrastructure to create that cost effective transport, is publicly owned, and both state and federal are financially and otherwise inaccessible. Much was made of "travel" concerns, and while valid, they're not half the obstruction that regulations, cost, and flat out prohibitions are. We could get there on 4 wheelers, horses, or snowmobiles if need be. What we can't do, is use the locations needed. I know this extremely well, as I've been stymied for 2 years trying to reach a major chunk of unserved population. 3. The obstructions that individual WISP's face, at least, probably vary as much as there are individual WISP's, or at least WISP's attempting to serve each specific "market". Much of the efforts made these days on behalf of WISP's seem to target a narrow demographic, the "large metropolitan" model. This works at cross purposes, or at least, without effect, at promoting rural broadband development. I dunno about you, but after reading the document for a relatively short period of time, my eyes tend to glaze over and attention wanders. Is it ADD or these kinds of things just... boring? :) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Harden" <rhar...@voxcorp.net> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:55 AM Subject: [WISPA] FW: FCC Rural Broadband report > FYI...Ron > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Karen Reidy [mailto:kre...@comptel.org] > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:36 PM > To: Karen Reidy > Subject: FCC Rural Broadband report > > > Dear Members: Below is the link to the FCC's Rural Broadband Strategy > Report that was released today. > > > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-291012A1.pdf > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
