Money from DC is just as green as money from anywhere else. Allthough the Red Tape, might hide that fact. The answer is to get rid of the red tape, not the green money.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Article > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 6:19 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Article > > >> Mark, >> >> Comments inline: >> >>> >>> To chop our noses off for the chance to wallow at the DC trough? >>> Please. >> >> I just looked in the mirror, my nose is still intact! I didn't even OINK >> today. :) > > LOL! good for you :) > >> >>> >>> It would be far more in our favor if we could get better tax treatment >>> on >>> capital investment, if there were easier rules to deal with trading >>> shares >>> of our companies to investors, if we had gaurantees that we would not be >>> mandated to do anything expensive, so we could have some kind of >>> confidence >>> in our business models... >> >> Actually, tax incentives were a major discussion point for operators who >> make investment in broadband networks. I'll take the rest of this >> paragraph >> to heart as I proceed wallowing in the trough. >> >>> >>> Those are FAR more conducive to the success of all of us, than to put a >>> majority of us outside the standard of 'broadband' in return for a >>> handful >>> sucking at the taxpayer teat in DC - We're all taxpayers, get off my >>> back >>> already! >> >> Boosting the statistical average speed of broadband in the US will >> benefit >> the whole economy. > > What is this canard? Where did it come from? Seriously, I could never > put my name behind this statement. It just doesn't pass the sniff test, > and the law of unintended consequences probably produces more negative > results than positive. I would say that WIDER adoption of broadband, > specifically geographically, with better pricing and less bundling would > be > more consumer beneficial than just upping the speed. it's like buying a > Neon SRT 4 vs a standard Neon. Yeah, it's faster, but 98.8% of the time, > you're not going to benefit from the capability. > > With the majority of the population living in >> metropolitan areas, I would see the bar being raised in these areas much >> sooner than it will affect rural areas. That being said, I will be >> seeking >> funding for new research for faster wireless technologies to assist WISPs >> in >> achieving the highest speeds possible. I believe there will be a >> multiplier >> affect of dollars invested in broadband infrastructure. Enabling >> businesses >> and people to be more efficient will definitely boost the economy more >> than >> giving tax rebate checks back as part of an economic stimulus plan. The >> group reached a solid consensus that investing in broadband >> infrastructure >> would be one of the wisest uses of tight capital as it would create >> revenue >> in multiples of the original investment in all industry sectors. > > I agree with you in principle. I would say that if it included dollars > from DC, that your statement is both wrong and the action totally > counterproductive. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1826 - Release Date: 12/3/2008 > 9:34 AM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
