There will be places that running fiber 5 miles for one or two customers is not going to be feasible. The telcos had to run copper to provide a telephone in many circumstances to these areas. With fiber, I don't think they are going to do it. Not counting the cost of fiber, but the build-out with poles and/or digging will be astounding. What's the cheaper alternative here, and everywhere but the largest of populated areas? Wireless. How are we gonna provide those speeds? We need more spectrum. My guess is we will never see it under the duopoly centered FCC/all govt we have had for the past 15 years. AND of course, the govt would never want to do something the cheaper way.
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:25:23 -0500 >And that makes sense, however back during the rural electrification days, >they weren't after 200 amp service, just a line and a light bulb made it all >good. Everything after was built on top of that. But one could also argue >that dial-up was the start and this is the additional upgrading..... But >they are right, fiber is the one true way of bringing everyone up to the >same level of access. I'm conflicted because both sides in it are right, in >my eyes. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike Hammett >Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 9:17 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Report: Broadband stimulus funds won't suffice > >A lot of organizations only consider fiber worthy of deployment going >forward. $1500 seems about appropriate, then. > > >----- >Mike Hammett >Intelligent Computing Solutions >http://www.ics-il.com > > > >-------------------------------------------------- >From: "Scottie Arnett" <sarn...@info-ed.com> >Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:48 PM >To: <wireless@wispa.org> >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Report: Broadband stimulus funds won't suffice > >> >> I found these stats interesting: "the number of households either lacking >> Internet service altogether or using dial-up connections approaches 58 >> million - half of the households in the United States." >> >> Somebody is wrong somewhere on these numbers? >> >> and... >> >> "Insight Research claims that it takes about $1,500 per household to >> deploy broadband, bringing the amount of money needed for universal access > >> to $60 billion." >> >> I know I could do mucho mucho wireless with $1500 per customer! >> >> Scottie >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> >> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:56 -0500 >> >>>Maybe if it was given to those who are truly interested in providing >>>broadband, it would be more than enough. >>> >>>How much more could YOU do, Scottie, if they gave you 100 grand outright? >>>I >>>bet it would go directly towards the customer. >>> >>>Now I'm sure that there are plenty of well meaning companies out there >>>just >>>trying for a little help and deservedly so, but basic human nature is >>>greed >>>and as we've talked about before, once those "Wisps by Convenience" get >>>the >>>cash, play Wisp until they run out of that cash and then go bye-bye, our >>>payday will come when we are able to buy their equipment at auction. 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