Who is they in this context? A lot of the theys are getting pink slips
(or so we are being led to believe).
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 3/5/2025 1:35 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Can they not tell states, you don’t need so much money to get everyone
an internet connection and give money back to the treasury?
Tushar
*From:*AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:25 PM
*To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] BEAD Fiber projects gone?
Unless they find a way to strongarm the states to give it all to Elon,
I’m not sure this is a huge change. I would expect states to still
prefer fiber if they got enough BEAD money to do it everywhere, or
otherwise to lower the cost point at which they use FWA or satellite
until they have enough money to go around. Seems like this is the way
things were going anyway. I mean, if you’re a state and the feds gave
you $1 billion to spend, wouldn’t you spend most of it on fiber except
where fiber is really really difficult or expensive? Unless there is
pressure to get it done in 5 months instead of 5 years.
I would be shocked, shocked if all (or even most) fiber projects were
gone.
What I’d worry more about is that the money goes to satellite in
preference to FWA. Seems like BEAD money to FWA would build
infrastructure, while the way BEAD would subsidize satellite like
Starlink would be to cover part of the monthly cost for X many years,
in other words not a long term solution. Even if they found a way to
fund launching new satellites, they only last 5 years and have to be
replaced.
*From:*AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *[email protected]
*Sent:* Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:12 PM
*To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] BEAD Fiber projects gone?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/commerce-to-overhaul-internet-for-all-plan-expanding-starlink-funding-prospects-74664efc#comments_sector
Thank you,
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Tushar Patel
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www.westernbroadband.com <http://www.westernbroadband.com/>
(512) 257-2733
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