LOL, yes of course I do. However I just got excited about the Alvarion article and have not looked @ the RUS maps for awhile and saw all the Open Range loan apps...my initial thought was that it was Stimulus monies.
V -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:50 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 States for Stimulus Funding? I figured that you would know that RUS has been funding operations for what... 5 or 6 years now? There were presentations on how to get RUS money at WISPCON 3. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lists" <li...@stlbroadband.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:05 AM To: "'Motorola Canopy User Group'" <motor...@wispa.org>; "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 States for Stimulus Funding? > This morning I was reading about Alvarion winning the $100MM bid for > supplying Open Range network with their Breezemax product ( > <http://www.cellular-news.com/story/38050.php?source=rss> > http://www.cellular-news.com/story/38050.php?source=rss ) for their 17 > State > rollout of fixed wireless. > > > > I decided to see what markets Open Range was serving, which I found here: > <http://www.openrangecomm.com/markets.html> > http://www.openrangecomm.com/markets.html. > > > > On that page there is a link for a complete list of communities that takes > you here: <http://broadbandsearch.sc.egov.usda.gov/> > http://broadbandsearch.sc.egov.usda.gov/. > > > > This site is the USDA/RUS site and it states : > > > > "Special Note to Potential Loan Applicants: Potential applicants should > note > that communities associated with approved applications are no longer > eligible for RUS funding." > > > > Hold the phone, when did the USDA/RUS start their loan program? > > > > My understanding is that they are waiting on NTIA guidelines before they > even have an application available. > > > > According to the USDA/RUS site: > <http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/broadband.htm> > http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/broadband.htm they state: > > > > "New regulations are currently being developed to implement the 2008 Farm > Bill requirements. With the publication of the new regulations, revised > application materials will be posted." > > > > Am I missing something, or is this media hype? > > > > Thanks, > > Victoria Proffer > > CEO > > StLouisBroadband.com <http://stlbroadband.com/> > > ShowMeBroadband.com <http://missouriruralwireless.com/> > > 314.974.5600 > > SBA Certified WOSB > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > 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/
