The thing that gets me is that the group that has locked up funding in one of the towns I am in.. and _I_ filled out my FCC form 477!
ryan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Blake Bowers Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 3:26 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Interesting RUS info The map is a farce. There should be some way of dealing with people who CLAIM to be providing service in an area where they are not, or who are planning on using a RUS loans to provide service where there are already providers with service. I know during the application process that public notice was required, but that has been years ago, other services have started up in areas that still are not being serviced by RUS loan awardees. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Ryan Spott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 12:07 AM Subject: [WISPA] Interesting RUS info > Look and see who is moving into your community: > > > > http://broadbandsearch.sc.egov.usda.gov/SearchTabs.aspx > > > > The interesting text is located here: > > http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/broadband-search.htm > > > > "Special Note to Potential Loan Applicants: Potential applicants should > note > that Rural Development cannot provide funding to another entity for > communities associated with approved applications and that communities > associated with pending applications are restricted until a lending > decision > is reached on the pending application. In addition, Rural Development > cannot > provide funding to an additional entity for towns where the Agency has an > active Telecom borrower providing broadband service. For active Telecom > borrowers see: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom > <http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm> ." > > > > This locks me out of getting funding from RUS for towns that have already > been "claimed" by RUS loan applicants.. So much for competition?! > > > > Does this lock you out of competition as well? > > > > ryan > > > > -- > 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/
