FTTx is a great idea and is the best long term solution. It is the only
thing that should be considered for greenfields, and with proper planning
and scheduling, should be rolled out to everywhere else.
It has always sounded like the system in your neck of the woods has been
managed incorrectly.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "John Oram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Re: How FCC screwed USA boradband
deep sigh
First, the survey these guys all like to point to is a BS survey. It
doesn't count us WISPs. Coarse, neither does the government :-).
Next, whining about the 200k broadband definition is useless. The FCC 477
STARTS at 200k. It goes up to something like 10 meg service. 200k is
JUST a starting point for counting things. And I've NEVER seen one of
these goofballs talk about what the STARTING point is with any other
country they love to talk about.
They also don't talk about who's paying for this magical fiber they keep
spouting off about. The cost to install fiber in the ground or on a pole
far exceeds that mythical $10 rate. Maybe it's that cheap to a HUGE MTU
but it won't be to most homes and businesses, at least not around this
country.
Every notice also, how they tend to whine about how there is no
competition, then brag about how we need one infrastructure in order to
really do broadband right?
They just don't get it. They are only following the pack mentality that's
lead to this broadband deficit myth.
We have $40 100 meg to the home fiber in the next county over. It's a
joke. The PUBLIC has spent over $130 million and last I knew the program
is still loosing $6 million per year! But here I am, selling $40 internet
on that network. All the while the propagandists are bragging about what
a great deal that's been for local economic development. Never a word
about $.015 (not a typo)/kwh electric rates. Cheap power has always been
why businesses moved to Grant Co. Think about this for a second. If you
needed fiber for your data center, why in the world would you put it
anywhere but Seattle or Portland? Cheap land and cheap power that's why.
They spent a gazillion dollars on those data centers, dragging fiber the
few miles from I-90 to Quincy would be the least of their worries.
Somedays my head just hurts.
Marlon
(509) 982-2181
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services
42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since
1999!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Oram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Marlon Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:09 AM
Subject: How FCC screwed USA boradband
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2007/073007bradner.html
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070803_002641.html
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