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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Huppenthal Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:52 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] BellSouth and Wi-Fi I'd heard that they'd promised New Orleans police department an abandoned Bell South building but decided against that since the muni project was still alive. dustin jurman wrote: >I think that is supposed to be 1.5 meg a seconds. They use navini and >this is just a response to shut down the new Orleans muni project. And >the reason they don't support VOIP over it is because navini sucks. >This is Bellsouth's way of saying look! - SHINNY BLUE THING! > >Dustin > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Peter R. >Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:23 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] BellSouth and Wi-Fi > >http://www.telecomweb.com/news/1134594567.htm > >Post Katrina: Mississippi Gets Wireless Broadband > >BellSouth has begun deploying high-speed wireless broadband speeds as >fast as 1.5 Gb/s in Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss., modifying the company's >original wireless broadband rollout plans in order to get service to >residents of the hurricane-ravaged area, where the infrastructure >damage is so huge it hasn't been fixed yet. > >The incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC), whose original rollout >plans envisioned only offering wide-area wireless broadband in rural >areas, is also offering residents of the Mississippi towns a bit of a >discount out of sympathy for their plight - and, of course, the good >publicity it might get out of the move. > >"Small businesses and homeowners are still rebuilding, and they are >looking to BellSouth to provide the critical communications they need >to get their lives in order," says John McCullouch, president of >BellSouth's Mississippi operations. "Our wireless broadband service >will provide customers with a viable and economical solution for high-speed Internet access." > >A BellSouth spokeswoman added that, after blanketing the hurricane-hit >cities, the carrier will "now return to our original strategy of >(offering wireless broadband in) areas from suburbia on out," where >such services as DSL can't be delivered economically. > >About a month ago, BellSouth began offering a high-speed wireless >service in downtown New Orleans, but that was priced as a small-business service only. >"It was absolutely critical to getting the city up and running," the >BellSouth spokeswoman explained, regarding the decision not to offer a >residential plan. > >One thing BellSouth is not offering the Mississippi residents, however, >is voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) on its shiny, new, wireless broadband. >The company had no explanation of why, other than the simple fact that >it's not going to offer it for now. For more on BellSouth's wireless >rollout progress in the Gulf area, read the current issue of Broadband >Business Forecast. For a trial subscription, go to >http://www.telecomweb.com/cgi/catalog/info?BNN. > >Thank you. > >Regards, > >Peter >RAD-INFO, Inc. - NSP Strategist >We Help ISPs Connect & Communicate >813.963.5884 or 985.240.4156 >fax 305.675.6494 >http://4isps.com > > > >-- >WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
