Its what happens when polititions make technical decissions on soemthing they no nothing about. Most legislators don't realize the implications of the text that was written. But the lobby group that suggested the text certainly did.
Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "St. Louis Broadband" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] New Stimulus bill Broadband Definitions > > >> The Senate bill asks for advanced broadband to be.... 100mbps. >> > AND only fiber, Powerline, and PtMP is eligible, PTP wireless is not > > eligible under the amended Sentate bill > > That is crazy. What is crazier is the other technologies they are > suggesting...Powerline and PtMP and 100 megs...humm. > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Tom DeReggi > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> That text is wrong, it is from the old House bill. >> >> The Senate bill asks for advanced broadband to be.... 100mbps. >> AND only fiber, Powerline, and PtMP is eligible, PTP wireless is not >> eligible under the amended Sentate bill. >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "St. Louis Broadband" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:49 PM >> Subject: [WISPA] New Stimulus bill Broadband Definitions >> >> >> >I don't know if this will be revised before it is voted on, but it >> >appears >> > that it needs to be corrected: >> > In Title VI - BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS (pg 661-662) >> > >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/08/senate-stimulus-bill-full_n_163144.html >> > (j) >> > DEFINITIONS - for the purpose of this section - (1) the term "advanced >> > broadband service" means a service delivering data to the end user >> > transmitted at a speed of at least 45 megabits per second downstream >> > and >> > at >> > least 15 megabits per second upstream; (2) the term "advanced wireless >> > broadband service" means a wireless service delivering to the end user >> > data >> > transmitted at a speed of at least 3 megabits per second downstream and >> at >> > least 1 megabit per second upstream over and end-to-end internet >> > protocol >> > wireless network; >> > (3) the term "basic broadband service" means a service delivering data >> > to >> > the end user transmitted to a speed of at least 5 megabits per second >> > downstream and at least 1 megabit per second upstream;" >> > >> > So the "advanced broadband service" is your backhaul @ 45/15 mbps, >> > "advanced >> > broadband service" SHOULD BE 5/1 mbps and "basic broadband service" >> SHOULD >> > BE 3/1 mbps >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > 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: 270.10.20/1943 - Release Date: >> > 2/10/2009 7:20 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/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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: 270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: > 2/11/2009 11:13 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/
