Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-09-05 Thread James Downs
On Aug 28, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Frank Bulk wrote: I'm not following you here -- which party has the right of first refusal? The incumbent companies (generally, a LEC or cable company) are able to refuse projects and also effectively prevent buildouts and upgrades from being done by a 3rd

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread James Downs
On Aug 26, 2009, at 5:00 PM, Roy wrote: I think it has become obvious that the correct definition of broadband depends on the users location. A house in the boonies is not going to get fiber, Perhaps the minimum acceptable bandwidth should vary by area. A definition of area could be

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Marshall Eubanks
ways to deal with that pricing issue? Frank -Original Message- From: William Herrin [mailto:herrin-na...@dirtside.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:46 PM To: Fred Baker Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband snip Really where they need the swift

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread David Barak
- Original Message From: James Downs e...@egon.cc Except this is exactly what happened. The players with vested interests were allowed a sort of first refusal on projects. In areas where they had lots of customers, they passed on the projects. So, we find that in urban areas, you

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Robert E. Seastrom
The problem is that if you break down the costs, you'll find out that it almost doesn't matter what you put in as a cost of the total build; the big costs are the engineering and the labor to install, not the cost of the NID or anything like that. Nobody cares whether you saved a million bucks

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread deleskie
RFC for the Definition of Broadband The problem is that if you break down the costs, you'll find out that it almost doesn't matter what you put in as a cost of the total build; the big costs are the engineering and the labor to install, not the cost of the NID or anything like that. Nobody cares

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Robert E. Seastrom wrote: The problem is that if you break down the costs, you'll find out that it almost doesn't matter what you put in as a cost of the total build; the big costs are the engineering and the labor to install, not the cost of the NID or anything like that. Nobody cares whether

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Dorn Hetzel
Perhaps the most practical service for both broadband and ALWAYS-on voice service is one pair of copper (POTS) and one pair of fiber everything-else per house. Does anyone have a ballpark guess on the incremental cost of a strand-mile (assuming the ditch is going to be dug and the cable put in

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Joe Greco
JC Dill wrote: IMHO the biggest obstacle to defining broadband is figuring out how to describe how it is used in a way that prevents an ILEC from installing it so that only the ILEC can use it. If the customer doesn't have at Oh, that's easy. If the government pays for 90% of the

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Daniel Senie
On Aug 28, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Jack Bates wrote: Robert E. Seastrom wrote: The problem is that if you break down the costs, you'll find out that it almost doesn't matter what you put in as a cost of the total build; the big costs are the engineering and the labor to install, not the cost of

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Joe Greco wrote: We've *already* subsidized the telcos $200 billion for a next generation broadband-capable plant, that was supposed to be LEC-neutral... Yeah, not every telco participated, though the RBOCs sure did. So, we've *already* paid the plant cost, and we've gotten nothing much in

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 09:19:50AM -0500, Jack Bates wrote: Looking at just Oklahoma, I'm not sure ATT could get even 200kb to every household for $200b. For an interesting set of cost comparisons In most locations every home has electrical service. What's the cost

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Michael Holstein
Oh, that's easy. If the government pays for 90% of the plant cost There have been countless times where a local government wanted to install the fiber *themselves*, only to have the ILEC file a lawsuit and/or petition (bribe) the State Legislature to prevent installation. Cheers, Michael

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Daniel Senie wrote: Before you get too hung up on the emergency phone thing, take a hard look at the present day. The telcos pushed SLC gear out everywhere. I'm the network engineer for 12 ILECs. Over the last 10 years, I've seen several major outages ( 48 hours) where voice has been

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Michael Holstein wrote: There have been countless times where a local government wanted to install the fiber *themselves*, only to have the ILEC file a lawsuit and/or petition (bribe) the State Legislature to prevent installation. Out of curiousity, ILEC or RBOC? Have some pointers? Jack

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Daniel Senie d...@senie.com said: Before you get too hung up on the emergency phone thing, take a hard look at the present day. The telcos pushed SLC gear out everywhere. Those have batteries, but at least in some areas, no maintenance was done, batteries died, and when

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Leo Bicknell wrote: In most locations every home has electrical service. What's the cost per household? $20/mo electric bill. That would so rock. Most houses have a statem maintained road in front of them, what is the cost per household? Paid for by City/County or more commonly by the

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:00:32AM -0500, Jack Bates wrote: Leo Bicknell wrote: In most locations every home has electrical service. What's the cost per household? $20/mo electric bill. That would so rock. There is the cost to put the line in to your house, and then

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Peter Beckman
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, Leo Bicknell wrote: In most areas of the country you can't get a permit to build a house without electrical service (something solar and other off the grid people are fighting). Since it is so much more cost effective to install with new construction, why don't we have

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Joe Abley
On 28-Aug-2009, at 08:14, Peter Beckman wrote: On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, Leo Bicknell wrote: In most areas of the country you can't get a permit to build a house without electrical service (something solar and other off the grid people are fighting). Since it is so much more cost effective to

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Peter Beckman
On Fri, 28 Aug 2009, Joe Abley wrote: On 28-Aug-2009, at 08:14, Peter Beckman wrote: And where does that fiber go to? Home runs from a central point in the development, so any provider can hook up to any house at the street? Deregulation means those lines should be accessible to any company

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Andrew Carey
On Aug 28, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Daniel Senie wrote: If you want to make the emergency phone thing a part of the discussion, then regulations need to exist AND be enforced, and penalties assessed, for failure to provide such during power outages. It's not happening today, so don't expect it

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Peter Beckman beck...@angryox.com said: And where does that fiber go to? Home runs from a central point in the development, so any provider can hook up to any house at the street? Deregulation means those lines should be accessible to any company for a fee. How do you

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Carlos Alcantar
RFC for the Definition of Broadband On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Jack Batesjba...@brightok.net wrote: I've yet to hear an ILEC suggest that they not have batteries in the NID to support the voice in power outages. The battery in my FTTH NID is completely useless. It maintains the voice side

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread William Herrin
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Carlos Alcantarcar...@race.com wrote: The dropping of internet is done on purpose to preserve the battery for the pots when ac power is lost.  This is an actual setting in just about all manufacturers of ftth equipment.  You'll probably have a hard time to get

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Walter Keen
I agree, while the majority of government and service providers have the opinion that POTS is a lifeline service, and ethernet is not, I disagree. I know the service provider I work for is starting to change their views on this, but it will take time for the general populous of

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Luke Marrott
One thing that I think service providers take into account is that while many people still have phones that do not have their own power source, battery backups for home computers aren't that common as a general rule. There is no need to have battery backup for internet services if the computer

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Aug 28, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Luke Marrott wrote: One thing that I think service providers take into account is that while many people still have phones that do not have their own power source, battery backups for home computers aren't that common as a general rule. There is no need to

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jay Hennigan
William Herrin wrote: You would suggest treating the Ethernet and POTS ports the same for power backup purposes until the ethernet port drops its carrier for 60 seconds or so? Maybe do the same for the POTs ports wrt detecting whether any phones are attached? Nah, that would make far too much

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Dorn Hetzel
If all of the POTS attached phones on the emergency circuit are on-hook and there are no incoming calls, then not much power should be required. If a phone goes off-hook it should be much easier to detect. If the network facing side is up it can power up the POTS circuit when an incoming call is

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Walter Keen wrote: I agree, while the majority of government and service providers have the opinion that POTS is a lifeline service, and ethernet is not, I disagree. I know the service provider I work for is starting to change their views on this, but it will take time for the

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Skywing
: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:36 To: Luke Marrott luke.marr...@gmail.com Cc: nanog@nanog.org nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband On Aug 28, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Luke Marrott wrote: One thing that I think service providers take into account is that while many people

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Dorn Hetzel
Maybe an NID with an integrated phone and a hand-crank-generator so you can always crank it to make a call :) On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:59 PM, William Herrin herrin-na...@dirtside.comwrote: On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Jack Batesjba...@brightok.net wrote: I've yet to hear an ILEC suggest

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Jack Bates
Dorn Hetzel wrote: Maybe an NID with an integrated phone and a hand-crank-generator so you can always crank it to make a call :) Oh, man. If only I were old enough for that to be nostalgic. ;) Jack

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Frank Bulk
in an urban area receives no USF, and is not able to financially justify it even with a dense customer base. Frank -Original Message- From: James Downs [mailto:e...@egon.cc] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:07 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Frank Bulk
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:51 PM To: NANOG list Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Leo Bicknell wrote: What Telecom companies have done is confused infrastructure and equipment. It would be stupid to plan on making a profit on your GSR over 30 years, after 10

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Frank Bulk
That deadline is for video. Frank -Original Message- From: David Barak [mailto:thegame...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 8:25 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband - Original Message From: James Downs e...@egon.cc Except

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-28 Thread Frank Bulk
competitive differentiation. Frank -Original Message- From: Chris Adams [mailto:cmad...@hiwaay.net] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:31 PM To: NANOG list Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Once upon a time, Peter Beckman beck...@angryox.com said: And where does that fiber go

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Alexander Harrowell
On Wednesday 26 August 2009 23:16:17 Robert Enger - NANOG wrote: As tedious as the downstream can be, engineering the upstream path of a cable plant is worse. A lot of older systems were never designed for upstream service. Even if the amps are retrofitted, the plant is just not tight enough.

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams
8:50 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:58:22AM +0100, Alexander Harrowell wrote: An interesting question: as the population gets sparser, the average trench mileage per subscriber increases. At some point this renders fibre deployment uneconomic. Now, this point can change: This

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Marshall Eubanks
On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Leo Bicknell wrote: In a message written on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:58:22AM +0100, Alexander Harrowell wrote: An interesting question: as the population gets sparser, the average trench mileage per subscriber increases. At some point this renders fibre

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Paul Timmins
Leo Bicknell wrote: If you have to reach someone 20km from the CO, the cost of running the ditch-wich down the road in a rural area is not the dominate cost over the next 20 years. It's equipment. If the copper plant takes 4 repeaters to do the job, that's 4 bits of equipment that can fail,

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org said: When the original rural telephone network was pushed ROI's of 50 years were talked about. There's plenty of infrastructure built every day with ROI's of 20 years. How much of that was built in the last 15 years though (where now it needs to

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:47:01AM -0400, Paul Timmins wrote: Seems like a good idea to the technical side of me, but the business side sees a problem: that the employees like to eat in the 33 year span wherein the company isn't making a dime on its customers. The last

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Jack Bates
Leo Bicknell wrote: So while mileage per subscriber increases, cost per mile dramatically increases. The only advantage in an urban enviornment is that one trench may serve 200 families in a building, where as a rural trench may serve 20 familes. Cost per subscriber is the only cost that

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Xaver Aerni
- Original Message - From: Chris Adams cmad...@hiwaay.net To: nanog@nanog.org Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:52 PM Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Once upon a time, Leo Bicknell bickn...@ufp.org said: When the original rural telephone network was pushed

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:57:56AM -0500, Jack Bates wrote: oversimplified, in reality, many of the FTTH comments in this thread imply bringing all customers back to the CO to keep active equipment out of the plant. This will tend to imply large fiber bundles leaving the

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Jack Bates
Leo Bicknell wrote: My perception is that the rural telecom market is fragmented by many smaller players, which amplifies this problem. I have 12 ILEC and 1 CLEC under my umbrella. I can guarantee that not a single one is the same at the plant, equipment, or business level. That being

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Alexander Harrowell
On Thursday 27 August 2009 15:04:59 Leo Bicknell wrote: In a message written on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 09:58:22AM +0100, Alexander Harrowell wrote: An interesting question: as the population gets sparser, the average trench mileage per subscriber increases. At some point this renders fibre

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Frank Bulk - iName.com
? Or are there perhaps other ways to deal with that pricing issue? Frank -Original Message- From: William Herrin [mailto:herrin-na...@dirtside.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:46 PM To: Fred Baker Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband snip Really where they need

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Frank Bulk - iName.com
Estimates to bring FTTH to all of America is in the $100 to $300B range. So yes, the $7.2B is a drop in the bucket. Frank -Original Message- From: Sean Donelan [mailto:s...@donelan.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:53 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Richard Bennett
: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband snip Really where they need the swift kick in the tail is in the product tying where you can't buy a high speed connection to J. Random ISP, you can only buy a high speed connection to monopoly provider's in-house ISP. Which means you can only get

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread JC Dill
Leo Bicknell wrote: What Telecom companies have done is confused infrastructure and equipment. It would be stupid to plan on making a profit on your GSR over 30 years, after 10 it will be functionally obsolete. When it comes to equipment the idea of 1-3 year ROI's makes sense. However, when it

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-27 Thread Carlos Alcantar
Alcantar Race Telecommunications, Inc. 101 Haskins Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 P: 650.649.3550 x143 F: 650.649.3551 -Original Message- From: JC Dill [mailto:jcdill.li...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:51 PM To: NANOG list Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Paul Timmins
Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years to come. Historically, narrowband was circuit switched (ISDN

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Ted Fischer
Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years to come. Historically, narrowband was

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Carlos Alcantar
my 2 cents. -carlos -Original Message- From: Ted Fischer [mailto:t...@fred.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:50 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams
In the applications I wrote earlier this month for BIP (Rural Utilities Services, USDA) and BTOP (NTIA, non-rural) infrastructure, for Maine's 2nd, I was keenly aware that broadband hasn't taken off as a pervasive, if not universal service in rural areas of the US. I don't think the speed

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Eric Brunner-Williams
In the applications I wrote earlier this month for BIP (Rural Utilities Services, USDA) and BTOP (NTIA, non-rural) infrastructure, for Maine's 2nd, I was keenly aware that broadband hasn't taken off as a pervasive, if not universal service in rural areas of the US. I don't think the speed

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Richard Bennett
, and third is 50 or faster. Richard Bennett -Original Message- From: Eric Brunner-Williams [mailto:brun...@nic-naa.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:00 AM To: Luke Marrott Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband In the applications I wrote earlier

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread jim deleskie
: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Carlos Alcantar
@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Bates
jim deleskie wrote: I agree we should all be telling the FCC that broadband is fiber to the home. If we spend all kinds of $$ to build a 1.5M/s connection to homes, it's outdated before we even finish. I disagree. I much prefer fiber to the curb with copper to the home. Of course, I haven't

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Bates
Joel Esler wrote: I have fiber to the home. I can't imagine going back to cable modems now. eww.. I couldn't imagine leaving my VDSL2. I've seen broadband sent to the house via fiber, coax, and copper. I've seen them all done well, and I've seen them all done poorly. All are capable of

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Roy
Joel Esler wrote: On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Jack Batesjba...@brightok.net wrote: jim deleskie wrote: I agree we should all be telling the FCC that broadband is fiber to the home. If we spend all kinds of $$ to build a 1.5M/s connection to homes, it's outdated before we even

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Joel Esler
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Jack Batesjba...@brightok.net wrote: jim deleskie wrote: I agree we should all be telling the FCC that broadband is fiber to the home.  If we spend all kinds of $$ to build a 1.5M/s connection to homes, it's outdated before we even finish. I disagree. I much

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Bates
Roy wrote: The problem that the FCC faces is making a realistic definition that can apply to the whole US and not just cities. How does fiber (home or curb) figure in the rural sections of the country? It figures in nicely, thank you. Of course, our definition of curb might be 1.5 miles

FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Dorn Hetzel
@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard

RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Hiers, David
300W Portland, OR 97201 o: 503-205-4467 f: 503-402-3277 -Original Message- From: Dorn Hetzel [mailto:dhet...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:16 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband not to mention all the lightning-blasted-routers

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Joe Abley
On 26-Aug-2009, at 13:38, Fred Baker wrote: If it's about stimulus money, I'm in favor of saying that broadband implies fiber to the home. I'm sure I remember hearing from someone that the timelines for disbursement of stimulus money were tight enough that many people expected much of

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread William Herrin
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Fred Bakerf...@cisco.com wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years to come.

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Robert Enger - NANOG
: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband In the applications I wrote earlier this month for BIP (Rural Utilities Services, USDA) and BTOP (NTIA, non-rural) infrastructure, for Maine's 2nd, I was keenly aware that broadband hasn't taken off as a pervasive

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Robert Enger - NANOG
cents. -carlos -Original Message- From: Ted Fischer [mailto:t...@fred.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:50 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband Paul Timmins wrote: Fred Baker wrote: On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Robert Enger - NANOG
CON: active devices in the OSP. On 8/26/2009 12:06 PM, Jack Bates wrote: jim deleskie wrote: I agree we should all be telling the FCC that broadband is fiber to the home. If we spend all kinds of $$ to build a 1.5M/s connection to homes, it's outdated before we even finish. I disagree. I

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jeffrey Lyon
-Original Message- From: Joe Abley [mailto:jab...@hopcount.ca] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:42 PM To: Fred Baker Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband On 26-Aug-2009, at 13:38, Fred Baker wrote: If it's about stimulus money, I'm in favor of saying

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Deepak Jain
-Original Message- From: Joe Abley [mailto:jab...@hopcount.ca] Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:42 PM To: Fred Baker Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband On 26-Aug-2009, at 13:38, Fred Baker wrote: If it's about stimulus money, I'm in favor

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread jim deleskie
@nanog.org nanog@nanog.org Sent: Wed Aug 26 19:09:47 2009 Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband I would argue that broadband is the upper X percentile of bandwidth options available to residential users. For instance, something like Verizon FiOS would be broadband while a 7 Mbps cable

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Roy
: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband I would argue that broadband is the upper X percentile of bandwidth options available to residential users. For instance, something like Verizon FiOS would be broadband while a 7 Mbps cable wouldn't. Jeff On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Richard

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread jim deleskie
@nanog.org Sent: Wed Aug 26 19:09:47 2009 Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband I would argue that broadband is the upper X percentile of bandwidth options available to residential users. For instance, something like Verizon FiOS would be broadband while a 7 Mbps cable wouldn't. Jeff

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Leo Bicknell
In a message written on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:17:02AM -0600, Luke Marrott wrote: I read an article on DSL Reports the other day ( http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Please-Define-Broadband-104056), in which the FCC has a document requesting feedback on the definition of Broadband.

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Roy
We are talking government handouts here and they never make sense jim deleskie wrote: Why should I person be disadvantage from another in the same country, maybe its the Canadian in me, but isn't there something in the founding documents of the US that define's all men as being equal. I

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, jim deleskie deles...@gmail.com said: Why should I person be disadvantage from another in the same country, maybe its the Canadian in me, but isn't there something in the founding documents of the US that define's all men as being equal. Nobody is forcing anybody to live out

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread jim deleskie
Wrong analogy, you have no way to use all 6 lanes @ once. The highway is an aggregation device not access method. Unless you have 6 lanes into your driveway :) On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:11 PM, Chris Adamscmad...@hiwaay.net wrote: Once upon a time, jim deleskie deles...@gmail.com said: Why

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Sean Donelan
On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Fred Baker wrote: If it's about stimulus money, I'm in favor of saying that broadband implies fiber to the home. That would provide all sorts of stimuli to the economy - infrastructure, equipment sales, jobs digging ditches, and so on. I could pretty quickly argue myself

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Bates
heh. I've seen 3 different plans for FTTH in 3 different telco's; different engineering firms. All 3 had active devices in the OSP. Apparently they couldn't justify putting more fiber in all the way back to the office. Don't get me wrong. I've heard wonderful drawn out arguments concerning

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Jack Bates
Sean Donelan wrote: Stimulus money per rural housing unit = $277.58 one-time What definition of broadband can you achieve for that amount of money in a rural build-out? How much will fiber to the home cost in a rural area? For 1-2k customers in small rural towns I've been hearing numbers

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-26 Thread Stephen Sprunk
Jack Bates wrote: Roy wrote: The problem that the FCC faces is making a realistic definition that can apply to the whole US and not just cities. If I'm reading this question right, the issue is that Congress appropriated some pork for rural broadband and now it's up to the FCC to guess what

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-25 Thread Bill Stewart
It's not a technical question, it's a political one, so feel free to squelch this for off-topicness if you want. Technically, broadband is faster than narrowband, and beyond that it's fast enough for what you're trying to sell; tell me what you're trying to sell and I'll tell you how fast a

Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-25 Thread Fred Baker
On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote: What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a number of years to come. Historically, narrowband was circuit switched (ISDN etc) and broadband

FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

2009-08-24 Thread Luke Marrott
I read an article on DSL Reports the other day ( http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Please-Define-Broadband-104056), in which the FCC has a document requesting feedback on the definition of Broadband. What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be going forward? I would