I'm a big fan of letting the market take care of it. If there is a demand, then a WISP will likely meet it. If not, either deal with it or move somewhere that has service. Maybe that is another argument entirely, but I think we're searching for a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 11:34 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it better to fund Frontier FTTH and risk them being evil, incompetent > Frontier or better to leave rural WV unserved? It's easy to sit back in > our comfy chairs and say Frontier doesn't deserve that money, but then what > do we do after not giving it to them? > On 12/16/2020 12:24 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: > > It should probably be a requirement that you aren't under bankruptcy > protection if you're going to be getting public money. Plus Frontier is > just generally incompetent, hence the bankruptcy. > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:58 AM Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I saw the senator's complaint. I can't speak to Frontier's competency, >> but Frontier threw their hat in the ring to voluntarily serve unprofitable >> areas with government assistance. I'm betting the senator's complaint is >> moot because nobody else wants that job. >> >> >> On 12/15/2020 12:50 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> I forget who was complaining that SpaceX was getting RDOF money to serve >> areas like universities and airports, but FreePress is complaining about >> the same thing. >> >> >> >> Keep in mind this is FreePress, which likes criticizing Internet policy a >> lot. Also winners still have to submit their long forms. >> >> >> >> >> https://www.freepress.net/our-response/expert-analysis/insights-opinions/broadband-boondoggle-ajit-pais-886m-gift-elon-musk >> >> >> >> I also saw that a WV senator was objecting money to Frontier which she >> said was not competent to deliver gigabit service in her state. >> >> -- >> 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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