It’s depressing to think about all the government money that went to subsidize 1 Mbps (if that) Hughesnet service under the recovery act.
The contradiction is like setting a standard that every citizen must get fresh whole grain organic locally grown low sugar low sodium food, just a couple years after handing out pork rinds, moon pies and Jolt cola in the school lunch program. From: Bill Prince Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 3:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Two FCC related questions +1. They have the added complication that they are way oversubscribed compared to almost everything else. Let's not even mention latency. If "broadband" included something about latency (like "just" < 200 ms for instance), then they would lose big time. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 1/30/2015 1:17 PM, Glen Waldrop wrote: Doubtful. They can't sustain those speeds wide spread any better than we can. ----- Original Message ----- From: That One Guy To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Two FCC related questions at those sustained speeds, the only tech that could realistically deliver to the rural market right now would be satellite wouldnt it On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:46 PM, SmarterBroadband <[email protected]> wrote: +1 From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sterling Jacobson Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Two FCC related questions Even if you don’t deliver 25Mbps as defined, can’t you just put a plan rate for 25Mbps and give it some ridiculous price that no one will ever buy, then claim broadband? I mean the other lower plan rates wouldn’t be broadband, but your company could be branded as selling broadband? From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tyson Burris @ Internet Communications Inc Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Two FCC related questions 1. Is the 25Mbps classification immediate? 2. What are you NOW going to call your previously determined ‘broadband’ service? Tyson Burris, President Internet Communications Inc. 739 Commerce Dr. Franklin, IN 46131 317-738-0320 Daytime # 317-412-1540 Cell/Direct # Online: www.surfici.net What can ICI do for you? Broadband Wireless - PtP/PtMP Solutions - WiMax - Mesh Wifi/Hotzones - IP Security - Fiber - Tower - Infrastructure. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by unauthorized organizations or individuals is strictly prohibited. -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
