Just a note. The USDA/RUS will not currently loan/grant in areas where they have existing loans/grants in competing services. They spell this out on their website, but I know one guy that mentioned he got around it someway. IMO, this rule needs changing. Some of those getting funding are taking their own sweet time in deploying anything if at all.
This is something your lawyers need to keep in mind when working this through with the Washington guys. If its not changed or addressed in the Stimulus package, those of you like me that compete with rural telco cooperatives, will be SOL. Also, if you compete with another company that has received Broadband Grants/Loans from the RUS, you may be in the same boat. Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Rick Harnish" <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:42:31 -0500 >The following WISPA members have stepped up to the plate with donations for >our Broadband Stimulus Lobbying Effort. The WISPA Board would like to thank >all those who have donated so far and encourage others to do the same. I >can't stress enough the importance of this cause as this package races >through Congress and the lobbying efforts that will still need to be done as >rule making and dispursement procedures are defined at the NTIA, USDA and >the FCC once the Legislation is passed. > > > >Matt Larsen Vistabeam >$500 > >Mark Ackaway Myakka Technologies $1500 > >George Rogato OregonFast >$1000 > >Nathan Stooke WisperISP >$1000 > >Brian Rohrbacher Reliable Inter.net >$500 > >Don Renner NetSurfUSA >$500 > >John Scrivner MVN.Net >$500 > >Total Raised Thus Far >$5500 > > > >Additionally, I would like to welcome the new member requests that have come >in since January 1st. This brings the total new members to 51 for January. >That is by far the best month we have ever had for new memberships. Welcome >to all and thank you for supporting WISPA. Dori told me this morning that >she is going to try to catch up on her WISPA invoicing tonight. It may be a >late night for her! J > >To those members who have paid their invoices but have not been added to the >[email protected] or [email protected] mailing lists, please reply to the >[email protected] list and we will get you added. > > > >1. Perry D. Vincent Louisiana Radio Communications, Inc. > >2. Craig House Total Wireless Communications > >3. Joe Kelley East Texas DSL > >4. Gregg Smith Westcom Broadband, Inc > >5. Kevin Peterson Peterson Technology Group, LLC > >6. Steve Tillson Kricket Internet Service > >7. Charles Bender Skynet Broadband > >8. MIke Kelley Mountain Radio Systems, Inc. > >9. Thomas Poss Eduro Networks LLC > >10.Andrew Lomo Amlalo NetSol Ghana Ltd > >11.Donald M. Dawson TCC Networks > >12.Craig Van Ham EVSL > >13.Steve Wenger Bertram Corporation > >14.Chad Koehler KoehlerPro Wireless > >15.Mark Radabaugh Amplex > >16.Dave Cleveland DMCI Broadband > >17.Brian W. Gortney, II Pannex Corporation > >18.Francis Gilbert InformatiqueEb > >19.Jim Palmer J&J Communications,LLC > >20.Daniel Jastram iWispr LLC > >21.Jason McKemie Veloxinet, Inc. > >22.Derich Schultz MidwayNet, LLC. > >23.Mike Chadwick Portative Technologies > >24.Eric Shippam Web-Breeze Networks, LLC > >25.Jim Weatherred Wyoming Wireless Internet LLC > >26.NetLogix > >27.Alessio Garavano ISPARG S.A. > >28.Wade LeBeau SITCO > >29.Cecil Allen EZ NET LA > >30.Elmer Sterrett Ezznet, Inc. > >31.John MacDonald Public Utility District No. 1 of Okanogan County > >32.Cliff Olle Eccentrix Wireless > >33.Dave Wainwright PCI Broadband > >34.Pete Davis Davis Voice & Data > >35.Brandon Jolley Directcommunication > >36.Doug Clark TXOX Communications > >37.David Blood SpeedyQuick > >38.Warren King Meritel Group Inc. > >39.Brad Neibaur Safelink Internet > >40.Paul Conlin Blaze Broadband > >41.Tushar Patel ECPI > >42.Adam Brodel SmarterBroadband > >43.Mike Greenfield Wireless Technology Solutions > >44.Ronny Doran Newsource Broadband > >45.Nate Burke Blast Communications > >46.Larry Goldberg Carlson Wireless Technologies, Inc. > >47.Charles Atchison Sikeston WiFi > >48.Walter R. Hensley Matrix Internet > >49.Robert Li ZDA Communications > >50.Vinay Joshi Green Dot Limited > >51.Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions > > > > > >Respectfully, > >Rick Harnish > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >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/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $30.00/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! 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