Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Anthony R. Mattke
I also heard through sources that Comcast is working on WiMax with a partner. Only got vague details, and I'm not sure if they've said anything publicly about it. Just, FYI. -Tony Mike Hammett wrote: > http://techdirt.com/articles/20080506/1750001049.shtml > > > -- > Mike Hammett > I

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Patrick Leary
It is quite public. Comcast is part of a group that invested in the new joint Clearwire/Sprint entity. Comcast invested $1.05B. Intel invested $1B. Time Warner invested $100M. Google is investing $500B. A few other are also in the picture in much smaller doses. Sprint holds 51% ownership. Clearwir

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread ted
Typo, Google is investing $500M. On Fri, 9 May 2008, Patrick Leary wrote: > It is quite public. Comcast is part of a group that invested in the new > joint Clearwire/Sprint entity. Comcast invested $1.05B. Intel invested > $1B. Time Warner invested $100M. Google is investing $500B. A few other >

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Mike Hammett
hah, are you sure they aren't putting in $500B? Doesn't Google have a license to print money? -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:34 PM Subj

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Patrick Leary
Indeed :) Patrick Leary AVP, Market Development Alvarion, Inc. o: 650.314.2628 c: 760.580.0080 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:34 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISP

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Mike Hammett
hah, are you sure they aren't putting in $500B? Doesn't Google have a license to print money? -- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:34 PM Subj

Re: [WISPA] Comcast

2008-05-09 Thread Jack Unger
To set the record straight - No, Google has to get their money the old-fashioned way - by earning it. Only the Federal Reserve has a license to print money. Unfortunately, they only give it away to Wall Street banks and New York stock brokerage firms... :-( Mike Hammett wrote: > hah, are yo