Erate how to on Wispapalooza?

Gino A. Villarini
g...@aeronetpr.com<mailto:g...@aeronetpr.com>
Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp.
787.273.4143
From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf 
Of Kevin Owen
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:50 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] ConnectEd

It will be an interesting discussion for sure.  We currently have service built 
to many schools, most with the capacity to provide 100 + megs.  Most schools 
are purchasing somewhere in the 5 – 20meg range as that is what they can 
afford, including their current subsidy from E-Rate.  We are providing service 
to rural schools and they just can’t afford more.  Not sure how the FCC feels 
these schools will be able to afford 100+ meg connections and beyond that, 
where does the money come from to continue to fund E-Rate with what are sure to 
be large increased demands on the funding to support these larger pipes.

Kevin


From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org<mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org> 
[mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:35 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] ConnectEd

I think so. I asked the same question a few weeks ago and the response was 
something to the effect of, "Is this something WISPA members want to respond 
to?" The response seemed to be a resounding yes.

Now I just hope that it's something that we can get a piece of vs. telling them 
to not do it.


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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com

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From: "Kevin Owen" <ko...@fsr.com<mailto:ko...@fsr.com>>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org<mailto:wireless@wispa.org>>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 1:42:13 PM
Subject: [WISPA] ConnectEd
Do we know if WISPA as an organization is currently reviewing or plans to 
review/make comments to the NPRM for the revisions to the E-Rate program.  Is 
WISPA following the discussions concerning the Federal ConnectED program that 
wants to see a minimum connection standard to all schools and libraries of 100 
megs with a 5 year goal of having access to 1 gig of available bandwidth for 
all schools and libraries?

thanks,

Kevin Owen
First Step Internet, LLC

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