On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 10:54:21AM -0600, Mike Hammett wrote: > I would prefer funds be made available to companies: > > with annual revenues of $1M or less from Internet services
What's wrong with exceeding $1 million revenues? I've done so for a while, and I'm sure a bunch of other good local WISPs do to. > deploying wireless services with speeds in excess of 10/2 for $100/month > or less > purchasing other companies, but requiring them to make the network > capable of all other requirements (useful in obtaining ideal tower locations > and improving monthly revenues from providers unwilling or incapable of > doing anything > Require wholesale net neutrality, but not retail net neutrality > prefer wireless networks over landlines due to cost effectiveness > > > Maybe some sort of graduated system where you offer faster, cheaper service > with less restriction and you qualify for higher %ages of grant\loan. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:05 AM > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: [WISPA] grant funds ideas > > > Hi All, > > > > I've asked before but saw no discussion so here it is again.... > > > > If WISPA gets a chance to give input to the grant process, what should we > > tell the government? > > > > I can't believe that NO ONE here has any input on this at all. Did my > > last > > post fail to make it through? Or should we not give any input into the > > process if given the chance? We'll just let the telco's get all of it > > then? > > > > marlon > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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/ -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
