> I think the introduction of the "bullet" has pretty much answered the cost
The Bullet was truly a remarkable accomplishment. However, Policy should not limit technology choice and innovation. A bullet does a provider no good, that has decided on benefits of non-standardized polling technologies. (Wimax, Canopy, Trango, Mikrotik, Proxim, Etc) > I'm not willing to finance anything. it's paid for in cash, or it's not > to > be. That's how I operate now. Well, a good way to do it for "you". I've been forced to do it that way myself as well. But that does not help the poor and needy, that can't afford it. And cash flow funded operations will never be able to scale at the rate that the public needs. We are also fighting an uphill battle, competing agaisnt companies that utilize long term finance as their tool. I can give an example of the recent Cell carrier's marketing campaigns. " Get your free laptop computer wireless enabled, when you sign up with ATT cellular Internet for 2yr). Entice them now, take advantage of them later. Can we compete with that long term? In new government policy, a WISP could be replaced by the low capacity Cellular, as easilly as the Fiber carrier. Considering there is as large a push to get the low income PCs, as well as Broadband. In the low income residential apartmnet projects that we serviced in a case study, we took a pole. The number one reason that the tenant did not purchase our broadband service was that "they did not have a computer". Over 30%. What I look for in government policy most are programs that will allow WISPs to continue sound business practices such as fund our operations via cash flow. And easy way to continue that is to get programs that will pay for CPE, so we can put the money that was previously used to fund CPE into cash flow instead, so we can afford to expand out networks faster. We then need states to get rid off all property tax on broadband infrastructure. These are the things necessary for programs to foster Long term sustaining service to the public, after grant money is gone. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > <insert witty tagline here> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom DeReggi" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow > > >> >> Every WISP needs to ask themselves... Why are they not deploying more >> broadband? How come they have 500 custoemrs instead of 5000? >> What is standing in their way? What are they lacking? What do you need >> to >> change that? > > My "hold-up" is twofold... The cost of installs, and the fact that > people > are slow change. Inertia, they call it. > >> >> I know what I need. I need a loan guarantee program, that can be secured >> by the only assets that I have, my network, and the commitment to >> deploying, that I have shown. >> >> What do you need? > > I think the introduction of the "bullet" has pretty much answered the cost > thing for those who aer willing to use them. > > In my case, I've not decided to use them, or not use them. I have one > sitting beside me I have yet to get to test. > >> >> I want programs that do not show preference or predudice. For example, we >> need end user CPE assistance. >> It shouldn;t matter whether the CPE is a $100 CPE, a $500 CPE, a Fiber >> Optic CPE, or a Wireless CPE. A CPE is a CPE. >> And a low income family needs the same assistanceregardless of the >> technology or provier. What we need is a CPE procurement assistance >> program that is technology/vendor neutral, so it can be used for the end >> user's provider of choice. So we can compete on service, not by who has >> the most access to long term finance. > > I'm not willing to finance anything. it's paid for in cash, or it's not > to > be. That's how I operate now. > >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Blair Davis >> To: WISPA General List >> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Congress may help smaller ISPs grow >> >> >> I happen to agree with muddyfrog... >> >> I built my network with NO money from the gov. My 'competition' has >> taken gov money, lots of it.... >> >> One of them put up a $40K AP cluster, 900MHz, smack in the middle of a >> 900MHz PtP link I have, (running since 2001), and then complained to me >> when they had interference problems. My link still works fine.Their poor >> planning, and gobs of 'free money', suddenly became my problem. >> >> I, like frog, simply want to be left alone. 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