Talking with some Ohio people they presented an issue with needing cheap internet for kids. The government would pay for it. But we don't know where to build towers for these people, where does it go?
I asked if we could go to the consumers and fix the problem, but that was a hard no since they couldn't track it. Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 4:40 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > government and money in the same question answers the question > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 2:20 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would post this to the WISPA list but they don’t seem to like policy >> discussions there, I guess I could find an address for someone on their >> policy committee. >> >> >> >> But am I the only one that looks at the continual stated need to throw >> tons of federal money at broadband deployment, and then looks at services >> like Starlink and T-Mobile Home, and wonders if the govt funding is really >> needed? And if the issue isn’t really coverage or speed, but price? >> >> >> >> Seems like soon any claim that a school kid can’t do online classes >> because they have no Internet in their area will be bogus, once Starlink >> launches enough satellites. But maybe every family can’t afford $100 per >> month. That’s why I ask if the issue is price not availability or speed. >> >> >> >> And I saw that Starlink wants to be eligible for the govt broadband gravy >> train. Same as Hughesnet and Viasat, I wonder what exactly would the >> public dollars be funding? Launching satellites? Seems like they are >> doing that anyway. Subsidies on CPE or monthly service? >> >> >> >> I know I’m something of an outlier because I don’t believe the govt >> should subsidize anything but fiber. Seems like anything paid for with >> public money should last 20 years and be infinitely upgradeable. And maybe >> be neutral transport that lets the customer pick from various ISPs, >> although that is probably pie-in-the-sky. Yes, if they are throwing money >> around, why shouldn’t we get our fair share, but putting selfish interests >> aside, I don’t get it. >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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