I think WISPs should propose that ATT/BellSouth be allowed to merge only if
they agree NOT to deploy wireless and NOT to rural areas :-)
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
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From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] at&t condition - broadband
And there is no enforceable action that may or not take place if these
voluntary commitments are not met, i.e., penalties and or fines after the
merger is completed. Same smoke and mirrors BS from past mergers.
Frank Muto
Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA
http://gigabytemarch.blog.com/ www.wbia.us
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
keyword..."offer"...
buzzword..."Wi-max"...
aka fluff...
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Peter R.
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:09 AM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: [WISPA] at&t condition - broadband
By December 31, 2007, AT&T/BellSouth will offer broadband Internet access
service (i.e., Internet access service at speeds in excess of 200 kbps in
at
least one direction) to 100 percent of the residential living units in
the
AT&TBellSouth in-region territory. 2 To meet this commitment,
AT&T/BellSouth
will offer broadband Internet access services to t least 85 percent of
such
living units using wireline technologies (the "Wireline Buildout Area").
AT&T/BellSouth will make available broadband Internet access service to
the
remaining living units using alternative technologies and operating
arrangements, including but not limited to satellite and Wi-Max fixed
wireless technologies . AT&TBellSouth further commits that at least 30
percent of the incremental deployment after the Merger Closing Date
necessary to achieve the Wireline Buildout Area commitment wi11 be to
rural
areas or low income living units. 3
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Peter Radizeski
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