Thats 40% subscription rate, based on total households located in the area.
Area defined by applicant, not by protestor's covered area. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> To: <li...@stlbroadband.com>; "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 12:46 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] just attended broadband stimulus seminar and WOW..... > Is that 40% of homes passed or 40% of LOS? > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:40 AM, St. Louis > Broadband<li...@stlbroadband.com> wrote: >> They will be posted, for 30 days, on the NTIA site during their "due >> diligence" phase. >> Any ISP that contests will have to provide the proof that they have a 40% >> take rate. >> >> >> Victoria Proffer >> www.StLouisBroadband.com >> 314-974-5600 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of RickG >> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:08 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] just attended broadband stimulus seminar and >> WOW..... >> >> And on that note, where can you find a list of applications? >> -RickG >> >> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Mike Hammett<wispawirel...@ics-il.net> >> wrote: >>> If someone comes in and undercuts you, it's your fault for not >>> protesting >>> their application. >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <k...@wavelinc.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:51 AM >>> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: [WISPA] just attended broadband stimulus seminar and WOW..... >>> >>>> Yesterday there was a broadband stimulus seminar in Columbus, OH >> featuring >>>> Senator Sherrod Brown, ConnectOhio.org, USDA Rural Development. I went >>>> with >>>> an open mind and left not wanting anything to do with this "free money" >> to >>>> be had. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The government is trying to get as much control out of the ISP's that >> take >>>> this money as they possibly can. The reporting requirements for ISP's >> that >>>> take this money is a huge burden. This makes FCC Form 477 look like a >> walk >>>> in the park compared to what they want to know. There are about 30-50 >>>> things >>>> that they want you to report on and some of it is just crazy. I can't >> list >>>> it all but they basically want to know what brand of toilet paper and >>>> how >>>> much of it you use per customer.. And this will apply to your entire >>>> existing infrastructure that was in place before you took the money. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> They can come in and look at all your confidential records anytime they >>>> want. They can even change the rules years down the road and possibly >> tell >>>> you what to charge your customer per month to what they think is fair. >>>> They >>>> can also tell you how to do your QoS and what you can and can not >>>> block. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> This sounds like the same deal with the bank bailouts from last year >>>> that >>>> once they took the money and found out what role the government wanted >>>> to >>>> do >>>> with them that they wanted to give it all back but wasn't allowed. The >>>> majority of the attendees once we got into the workshops and started >>>> talking >>>> among each other was that they don't want anything to do with this >>>> money >>>> at >>>> all either once they found out all the hidden strings attached to it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> They are encouraging few larger projects than many smaller ones. I >>>> asked >>>> them what about the area that already has 2-3 fixed wireless ISP's and >>>> if >>>> they give the money to a very large outfit that comes into the area and >>>> undercuts the smaller guys by $5/month and runs them out of business if >>>> that >>>> could happen and they said it probably would. I said well you just >>>> killed >>>> 3 >>>> small businesses to create a larger one what the heck did you just >>>> accomplish that for and they just gave me a blank stare like I was >>>> crazy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> This is not about getting broadband internet to un-served/underserved >>>> area's, this entire stimulus is about the government trying to gain as >>>> much >>>> control as they possibly can into the ISP business.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm going to start running ads saying "go with us, we refused to take >>>> the >>>> stimulus money." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kurt Fankhauser >>>> WAVELINC >>>> P.O. 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