And everyone said I was a fool when I said the govenrment needed to stay OUT of the broadband business....
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <insert witty tagline here> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] New Stimulus bill Broadband Definitions > 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! 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