I'm not sure why you say that, its not true. There are many quality US made wireless products.
On the other hand, with Fiber its a different story. Isn't there like 1 US fiber switch maker left? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <k...@wavelinc.com> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 Statesfor StimulusFunding? > Well I was wondering about that "buy american" thing. Most of the good > wireless gear is not made in the US anyways. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Patrick Leary > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:29 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 Statesfor > StimulusFunding? > > The pull teeth part has nothing to do with the trade agreement stuff -- > that's just a basic part of the USDA RUS that's been in there for years > (pre-dating the 2002 inception of the rural broadband component of the > RUS). It is not any harder or easier to get an Israeli or Mexican or > Canadian product qualified than a U.S. product. The pull teeth part is > just the process of doing the Technical Acceptance application, which > requires lots of supporting documenation, test data and customer > testimonials. > > > Patrick Leary > Aperto Networks > 813.426.4230 mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Jack Unger > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:02 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 Statesfor > StimulusFunding? > > I was wondering how products made in Israel could be approved for a "Buy > American" program. Looks like it takes a "Trade Agreement" and the > ability to "pull teeth". What a concept. > > Patrick Leary wrote: >> This will be interesting to see how it plays out. I recall the Open >> Range original RFI called for using it 8 MHz in the BRS/EBS 2.5 GHz >> band, but any .16e system uses 5 MHz channels. Not sure how one scales > >> when only a single channel can fit the owned allocation. I assume >> they'll have to overlay 3.65 GHz all over the place. >> >> Right about now Alvarion should be pretty darned happy I secured their > >> RUS Acceptance and "Buy American" status for BreezeMAX before I left >> them in June of 2008. As an interesting aside, did you know that a >> company can achieve "Buy American" status and not have a single part >> made and assembled in the U.S.? That is because, for the purposes of >> the "Buy American" USDA RUS qualification, a system can also be made >> in Mexico, Canada or Israel due to certain trade agreements between >> the U.S. and those countries. >> >> >> Patrick Leary >> Aperto Networks >> 813.426.4230 mobile >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:07 AM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Is Open Range Monopolizing 17 States for >> StimulusFunding? >> >> Looking at the approval dates it says 3/2008. This was long before any > >> talk of stimulus mony. >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. Box 126 >> Bucyrus, OH 44820 >> 419-562-6405 >> www.wavelinc.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On Behalf Of Lists >> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:06 AM >> To: 'Motorola Canopy User Group'; 'WISPA General List' >> 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! 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