Re: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job?
I thinks maybe I need to pay them a little visit to illustrate the errors of their decisions. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scottie Arnett Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 12:26 AM To: motor...@afmug.com Cc: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? Well, it is finalized. My main competition, and backbone supplier, has received round 2 BIP funding: http://www.lightwaveonline.com/fttx/news/Round-2-of-broadband-stimulus-kicks -of-with-more-fiber-funding-97678969.html Look for Twin Lakes telephone. About 6 months ago, my 2nd biggest competitor got it: http://www.nctc.com/version_3.0/StimBlog/BBStimulus.html Look at January 25, 2010. Now for the RANT! In round 2 BIP, no other competitor could apply against a provider that was already receiving USDA funding. WTF is this deal? The USDA and FCC(with the rural exemption act)has provided Twin Lakes Telephone a protected telephone coverage area for over 50 years! Now they just handed them a monopoly on Internet service in my area? I give up?! WTF else can I do? The Obama-n-screw-u administration has screwed yet another business death coffin. Not only has it screwed us on our wireless ISP, but it has screwed the cable company and many satellite providers in the area. Do not think for a second that companies getting funding for FTTH, will not also be offering TV! Being as remote as we are, we have many, many satellite customers in the area. I preached this same blog to the USDA before they funded our competitor. Did not help a bit. I just pray for the rest of you guys that you do not have to go against this. I am sure they would have eventually done it anyway, but I would hope that it would have not been competition against my own money that I had paid in on taxes. Scottie Arnett President chief custodian Info-Ed, Inc. 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/ 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] Thinking about a new job?
That's actually pretty normal under RUS grants and loans Scottie. THEY will only loan to one company in one area. YOU can still build your business in any way you choose, just not with RUS money. Yeah, it sucks. I've lived with that in some of my areas for a long time. The great news here is that the telco is still the telco and people still hate them. AND the consumer is still ditching land lines in favor of wireless technologies of all kinds (sat. TV, cell phone, wireless broadband etc.). It is a GREAT time to be alive in the WISP industry! We're still growing, our profitability is up (though that's going to change soon as I have to hire another person sometime in the next year or two) etc. AND, with the rollups of so many smaller telco's the service from the big companies has REALLY dropped off. Driving more and more customers in my direction. Life is different now, but it's not all bad. Did you notice the string in funding that says that they HAVE to sell to you at competitive rates? big grin The silver lining here might include cheaper upstream connectivity for you. Time will tell marlon - Original Message - From: Scottie Arnett sarn...@info-ed.com To: motor...@afmug.com Cc: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:26 PM Subject: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? Well, it is finalized. My main competition, and backbone supplier, has received round 2 BIP funding: http://www.lightwaveonline.com/fttx/news/Round-2-of-broadband-stimulus-kicks-of-with-more-fiber-funding-97678969.html Look for Twin Lakes telephone. About 6 months ago, my 2nd biggest competitor got it: http://www.nctc.com/version_3.0/StimBlog/BBStimulus.html Look at January 25, 2010. Now for the RANT! In round 2 BIP, no other competitor could apply against a provider that was already receiving USDA funding. WTF is this deal? The USDA and FCC(with the rural exemption act)has provided Twin Lakes Telephone a protected telephone coverage area for over 50 years! Now they just handed them a monopoly on Internet service in my area? I give up?! WTF else can I do? The Obama-n-screw-u administration has screwed yet another business death coffin. Not only has it screwed us on our wireless ISP, but it has screwed the cable company and many satellite providers in the area. Do not think for a second that companies getting funding for FTTH, will not also be offering TV! Being as remote as we are, we have many, many satellite customers in the area. I preached this same blog to the USDA before they funded our competitor. Did not help a bit. I just pray for the rest of you guys that you do not have to go against this. I am sure they would have eventually done it anyway, but I would hope that it would have not been competition against my own money that I had paid in on taxes. Scottie Arnett President chief custodian Info-Ed, Inc. 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/ 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] Thinking about a new job?
Yes, here is a snippet of my emails to them: RUS has no requirement that awardees offer service to resellers. The companies are still responsible for compliance with any applicable FCC or State requirements on this issue, if any. Anthony J Tindall | Broadband Field Representative Rural Development U.S. Department of Agriculture 4824 E 53rd St. #512 | Minneapolis, MN 55417 Phone: 612.721.6432 | Fax: 612.721.6432 |Mobile: 859.533.0334 www.rurdev.usda.gov Committed to the future of rural communities Estamos dedicados al futuro de las comunidades rurales -Original Message- From: Scottie Arnett [mailto:sarn...@info-ed.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:29 PM To: Tindall, Anthony - Minneapolis, MN Subject: RE: TN5011-A Twin Lakes Twin Lakes TCC Celina-Moss PFSA Ok. Thank you for the clarification. We would not have been able to apply anyway then. Will they be required to allow other companies to resell the service on this fiber? Scottie Arnett President Info-Ed, Inc. Really? I think they have to allow you access to any middle mile projects. The fix was really in on this. What a scam. marlon - Original Message - From: Scottie Arnett sarn...@info-ed.com To: Marlon K. Schafer o...@odessaoffice.com Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? Yea, I asked the USDA about the selling part. They said that they did not have to let us resell the service in any way or form. So I am not sure how to take the selling part? Scottie That's actually pretty normal under RUS grants and loans Scottie. THEY will only loan to one company in one area. YOU can still build your business in any way you choose, just not with RUS money. Yeah, it sucks. I've lived with that in some of my areas for a long time. The great news here is that the telco is still the telco and people still hate them. AND the consumer is still ditching land lines in favor of wireless technologies of all kinds (sat. TV, cell phone, wireless broadband etc.). It is a GREAT time to be alive in the WISP industry! We're still growing, our profitability is up (though that's going to change soon as I have to hire another person sometime in the next year or two) etc. AND, with the rollups of so many smaller telco's the service from the big companies has REALLY dropped off. Driving more and more customers in my direction. Life is different now, but it's not all bad. Did you notice the string in funding that says that they HAVE to sell to you at competitive rates? big grin The silver lining here might include cheaper upstream connectivity for you. Time will tell marlon - Original Message - From: Scottie Arnett sarn...@info-ed.com To: motor...@afmug.com Cc: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:26 PM Subject: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? Well, it is finalized. My main competition, and backbone supplier, has received round 2 BIP funding: http://www.lightwaveonline.com/fttx/news/Round-2-of-broadband-stimulus-kicks-of-with-more-fiber-funding-97678969.html Look for Twin Lakes telephone. About 6 months ago, my 2nd biggest competitor got it: http://www.nctc.com/version_3.0/StimBlog/BBStimulus.html Look at January 25, 2010. Now for the RANT! In round 2 BIP, no other competitor could apply against a provider that was already receiving USDA funding. WTF is this deal? The USDA and FCC(with the rural exemption act)has provided Twin Lakes Telephone a protected telephone coverage area for over 50 years! Now they just handed them a monopoly on Internet service in my area? I give up?! WTF else can I do? The Obama-n-screw-u administration has screwed yet another business death coffin. Not only has it screwed us on our wireless ISP, but it has screwed the cable company and many satellite providers in the area. Do not think for a second that companies getting funding for FTTH, will not also be offering TV! Being as remote as we are, we have many, many satellite customers in the area. I preached this same blog to the USDA before they funded our competitor. Did not help a bit. I just pray for the rest of you guys that you do not have to go against this. I am sure they would have eventually done it anyway, but I would hope that it would have not been competition against my own money that I had paid in on taxes. Scottie Arnett President chief custodian Info-Ed, Inc. 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/ WISPA Wants You! Join
[WISPA] Thinking about a new job?
Well, it is finalized. My main competition, and backbone supplier, has received round 2 BIP funding: http://www.lightwaveonline.com/fttx/news/Round-2-of-broadband-stimulus-kicks-of-with-more-fiber-funding-97678969.html Look for Twin Lakes telephone. About 6 months ago, my 2nd biggest competitor got it: http://www.nctc.com/version_3.0/StimBlog/BBStimulus.html Look at January 25, 2010. Now for the RANT! In round 2 BIP, no other competitor could apply against a provider that was already receiving USDA funding. WTF is this deal? The USDA and FCC(with the rural exemption act)has provided Twin Lakes Telephone a protected telephone coverage area for over 50 years! Now they just handed them a monopoly on Internet service in my area? I give up?! WTF else can I do? The Obama-n-screw-u administration has screwed yet another business death coffin. Not only has it screwed us on our wireless ISP, but it has screwed the cable company and many satellite providers in the area. Do not think for a second that companies getting funding for FTTH, will not also be offering TV! Being as remote as we are, we have many, many satellite customers in the area. I preached this same blog to the USDA before they funded our competitor. Did not help a bit. I just pray for the rest of you guys that you do not have to go against this. I am sure they would have eventually done it anyway, but I would hope that it would have not been competition against my own money that I had paid in on taxes. Scottie Arnett President chief custodian Info-Ed, Inc. 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/
