Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
I've met with the ConnectKentucky guys a few times. In fact, a few of them are my customers. Like all government programs any results are few and far between. -RickG On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I know Chip his name's not rining a bell right now. But I've talked to or met a LOT of people over the years and I tend to forget names far too quickly. All programs like this give me the heeby geebies. At least so far they do. One good note is that it's about time Government started proactively collecting 477 type data if they want it. It's really non of their business as long as I'm paying my taxes, but I really hate having to do the work for them when they want to know something. marlon - Original Message - From: Stuart Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this connectohio is headed by apparently Chip Spann out of Kentucky of all places and wants to know all kinds of information about your business and is getting paid to collect it. He says he knows Marlon, Patrick and a few others. I've got the forms from him, but never filled them out, didn't give me a good vibe. -- Original Message -- From: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:08:20 -0700 It's all about grant money Kurt. Somehow, once we actually start fixing these problems they start to forget that we're out there. Wanna have some fun? Call the governor's office and relate these things/stories and see what they have to say. grin marlon - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
Most WISPs just plain suck at marketing, my own certainly included. There are at least 7 WISPs in my county, most have been here for quite a while. When I come across someone that wants service, they are ecstatic that someone is offering this service. I won't tell them that others have been doing it here 3 - 4 years longer than I have been. Also, I'm not exactly sure of their intentions, but there are initiatives out there to get broadband as the US knows it today out to more people. There are also initiatives to raise the bar to 100 - 1000 meg connections. Not much of the US falls into the second category. -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
Part-15 has arranged with the FCC to have their WISP locator on the FCC's site (I forget where) in their explanation of broadband and where to get it. -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: George Rogato [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this One of the things I had envisioned when I created the WISPA Promo committee, was just this. Promoting our wisps to the localities and helping reinforce their market position. Problem is, we have not had enough help to get their yet. Our membership isn't all that big, so the volunteer pool is small. If anyone wants to get a group going that would help promote local wisps land their muni deals, they should speak up. Maybe we can get a program going with enough volunteers. George Brian Webster wrote: This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
This is the ConnectKentucky group expanding their reach to Ohio, then the rest of the nation. It is a cleverly crafted organization finely tuned to remove money from government projects and place same in their own. I believe they were recently tossed out of the good graces with the KY governor. Review some of the maps they have created and charged the states very good $$ for. Very inaccurate and not representative. Ohio just pledged $ 10MM to this I believe. In KY they spent a boatload of money, and STIFLED broadband expansion in 3 counties and did nothing in the others. After detailed review of KY they decided that the 3 counties that had BB needed more. They got state funding, did a bid and awarded it to a non-wireless company. That company took 1 year to get the 1st site up and it worked poorly. All the while, the local WISPS said they were not going to expand in their market areas because they felt they could not compete with a state funded competitor. Today, the new network is not built out, the local WISPS are not interested any longer and not growing. So in KY a boatload of money spent, all kids were left behind, and private sector growth has been stifled. Now Connected Nation wants to take this model to the rest of the US. Doesn't sound like a good proposal to me. Mike Mike Cowan Wireless Connections A Division of ACC 166 Milan Ave Norwalk, OH 44857 419-660-6100 419-706-7348 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.wirelessconnections.net WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
If I know Chip his name's not rining a bell right now. But I've talked to or met a LOT of people over the years and I tend to forget names far too quickly. All programs like this give me the heeby geebies. At least so far they do. One good note is that it's about time Government started proactively collecting 477 type data if they want it. It's really non of their business as long as I'm paying my taxes, but I really hate having to do the work for them when they want to know something. marlon - Original Message - From: Stuart Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this connectohio is headed by apparently Chip Spann out of Kentucky of all places and wants to know all kinds of information about your business and is getting paid to collect it. He says he knows Marlon, Patrick and a few others. I've got the forms from him, but never filled them out, didn't give me a good vibe. -- Original Message -- From: Marlon K. Schafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:08:20 -0700 It's all about grant money Kurt. Somehow, once we actually start fixing these problems they start to forget that we're out there. Wanna have some fun? Call the governor's office and relate these things/stories and see what they have to say. grin marlon - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves invest. The concept is that by detailing the needs and potential for effective
[WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves invest. The concept is that by detailing the needs and potential for effective broadband usage in each county, Internet providers will have a better idea of where and how to invest in improving service. It's driven by supply and demand like every other commodity, Cutler said. The importance of quality broadband use is obvious to a business like Lifetouch Church Directories of Galion which deals in publications using digital photography. It's a huge value. The affordable availability to of broadband is critical to our company's future, Steve McElhatten said. We have communications that come in large data files. These use are just huge files. The faster those files can be transmitted, the faster they can be processed. To the general public better Internet service with broadband can lower transportation costs because more people will be able to work from home. It can also mean more affordable opportunities in education because of the availability of improved and more comprehensive online classes. But at first glance availability and affordability don't appear to be a problem in Crawford County. Connect Ohio's research shows that the county has higher than average availability compared to the rest of the state. The average cost in Ohio for broadband service to households is just over $35 per month. In Crawford County the price ranges from $29.92 to $32.52. But the county's rate of adaptability, efficient and effective use of the Internet, is just 36 percent compared to 55 percent statewide. Higher availability, lower adaptability, Lambert said. The question is why? Many of those in attendance agreed with Plott about convincing people of the value and necessity of broadband Internet service. Our biggest issues aren't necessarily access, it's more awareness and adoption, said Crawford County
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
It's all about grant money Kurt. Somehow, once we actually start fixing these problems they start to forget that we're out there. Wanna have some fun? Call the governor's office and relate these things/stories and see what they have to say. grin marlon - Original Message - From: Kurt Fankhauser [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'WISPA General List' wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 6:55 PM Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves invest. The concept is that by detailing the needs and potential for effective broadband usage in each county, Internet providers will have a better idea of where and how to invest in improving service. It's driven by supply and demand like every other commodity, Cutler said. The importance of quality broadband use is obvious to a business like Lifetouch Church Directories of Galion which deals in publications using digital photography. It's a huge value. The affordable availability to of broadband is critical to our company's future, Steve McElhatten said. We have communications that come in large data files. These use are just huge files. The faster those files can be transmitted, the faster they can be processed. To the general public better Internet service with broadband can lower transportation costs because more people will be able to work from home. It can also mean more affordable opportunities in education because of the availability of improved and more comprehensive online classes. But at first glance availability and affordability don't appear to be a problem in Crawford County. Connect Ohio's research shows that the county has higher than average availability compared to the rest of the state. The average cost in Ohio
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves invest. The concept is that by detailing the needs and potential for effective broadband usage in each county, Internet providers will have a better idea of where and how to invest in improving service. It's driven by supply and demand like every other commodity, Cutler said. The importance of quality broadband use is obvious to a business like Lifetouch Church Directories of Galion which deals in publications using digital photography. It's a huge value. The affordable availability to of broadband is critical to our company's future, Steve McElhatten said. We have communications that come in large data files. These use are just huge files. The faster those files can be transmitted, the faster they can be processed. To the general public better Internet service with broadband can lower transportation costs because more people will be able to work from home. It can also mean more affordable opportunities in education because of the availability of improved and more comprehensive online classes
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
One of the things I had envisioned when I created the WISPA Promo committee, was just this. Promoting our wisps to the localities and helping reinforce their market position. Problem is, we have not had enough help to get their yet. Our membership isn't all that big, so the volunteer pool is small. If anyone wants to get a group going that would help promote local wisps land their muni deals, they should speak up. Maybe we can get a program going with enough volunteers. George Brian Webster wrote: This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves invest. The concept is that by detailing the needs and potential for effective broadband usage in each county, Internet providers will have a better idea of where and how to invest in improving service. It's driven by supply and demand like every other commodity, Cutler said. The importance of quality broadband use is obvious to a business like Lifetouch Church Directories
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
Or we can contact ConnectedNation.org and work out a partnership between WISPA and CN to help identify where WISPs exist in the USA. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Rogato Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this One of the things I had envisioned when I created the WISPA Promo committee, was just this. Promoting our wisps to the localities and helping reinforce their market position. Problem is, we have not had enough help to get their yet. Our membership isn't all that big, so the volunteer pool is small. If anyone wants to get a group going that would help promote local wisps land their muni deals, they should speak up. Maybe we can get a program going with enough volunteers. George Brian Webster wrote: This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost the providers themselves
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
Kurt, I have reached out to Connected Nation and Connect Ohio to see if they would like to pursue a partnership opportunity with WISPA to better promote our members. I will update you all when I hear something further. Respectfully, Rick Harnish -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 10:34 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Or we can contact ConnectedNation.org and work out a partnership between WISPA and CN to help identify where WISPs exist in the USA. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Rogato Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this One of the things I had envisioned when I created the WISPA Promo committee, was just this. Promoting our wisps to the localities and helping reinforce their market position. Problem is, we have not had enough help to get their yet. Our membership isn't all that big, so the volunteer pool is small. If anyone wants to get a group going that would help promote local wisps land their muni deals, they should speak up. Maybe we can get a program going with enough volunteers. George Brian Webster wrote: This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined
Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this
With this as well as many other issues that WISPA is trying to do, you might look at USTA and OPASTCO as a templates. They do for the small telcos what WISPA is trying to do for us. - Original Message - From: George Rogato [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this One of the things I had envisioned when I created the WISPA Promo committee, was just this. Promoting our wisps to the localities and helping reinforce their market position. Problem is, we have not had enough help to get their yet. Our membership isn't all that big, so the volunteer pool is small. If anyone wants to get a group going that would help promote local wisps land their muni deals, they should speak up. Maybe we can get a program going with enough volunteers. George Brian Webster wrote: This sounds more like an awareness and image problem for the local WISP industry. Some of it could be lack of effective marketing. It might be a good idea for every WISP to contact their local/county Planning and economic development offices and introduce themselves, show them the coverage area and explain what it is you do. Typically anything like this project will deal with these local offices. If they know you exist, you might have a better chance of being part of the solution. It is amazing how much of a vacuum those organizations live in sometimes :-) Thank You, Brian Webster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:55 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: [WISPA] Connect Ohio Program? anyone heard of this Just got done reading an article in my local newspaper here. Apparently there was a meeting here in the county about how we need more broadband options. Funny thing is no one ever called any of the 4 wireless providers in the county here and asked them to attend. And there is a group touring around with the governor called Connect Ohio with a moto of No child left un-connected. Has anyone here heard any of this at all. I've never heard any one mention it but apparently it sounds as if this has been going on for a while. And then at the end of the article there is the local American Red Cross guy saying we are like a third world country, funny thing is they called me up about getting service in at that Red Cross Chapter and they were supposed to get hooked up but never did cause they canceled the install! Article is attached. Kurt Fankhauser WAVELINC P.O. Box 126 Bucyrus, OH 44820 419-562-6405 www.wavelinc.com _ From: NewsBank -- service provider for Telegraph-Forum Archives [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Telegraph-Forum Document Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, OH) July 24, 2008 What can better broadband mean to Crawford County? By Gary Ogle Telegraph-Forum GALION -- A high-tech future demands high speed Internet. A large group of community leaders from Crawford County dreamed and discussed Wednesday afternoon about what better broadband service could mean to the people they help, the people they hire, the people they serve and those they educate. One of the biggest problems, North Central State's Don Plotts said, is getting people to understand they need technology. The session at Galion Community Hospital, part of Gov. Ted Strickland's Connect Ohio initiative to accelerate technology and close the digital divide, was led by Sage Cutler and Gary Lambert of Connect Ohio. People from all facets of Crawford County, described as leaders in the eCommunity, were invited to discuss how their companies and organizations use broadband now and how it could impact them in the future. This is the second benchmark work session in the state, Cutler said. Gallia County was the first and all 88 counties in the state will begin the process within the next two years. Cutler said Crawford County was selected to be among the first because there were some other broadband initiatives (here). Those in attendance included government officials from across the county, representatives of business and industry, education, health care and community organizations. Part of the process was to divide them into nine sectors as defined by their profession or the organization they represented. Wednesday's meeting had participants in seven of the nine sectors. Each sector discussed where it was at locally regarding broadband use, its application and implication, and what could be improved in the near future with better broadband resources. Cutler explained that Connect Ohio is a public/private partnership. It's not costing the counties a thing, Cutler said. That's going to be the cost
