At what cost? Will the Feds own you and your business? Will you have to open up your financials and account to them? I'm just asking... -RickG
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Charles Wyble <char...@thewybles.com> wrote: > Preach it Tom! > > Wake up folks. > > Regardless of your political views, your approval/disapproval of the > stimulus package it's out there and the money is becoming available. > > WE PAID INTO THIS WITH OUR TAXES! IT'S OUR MONEY! > > I don't know about all you, but I have been preparing business and > product plans since November and am waiting like a hawk for the grant > process to be defined. > > > > Tom DeReggi wrote: >> Brian, >> >> Thats where I disagree. I'm surprised to hear it come from you. >> >> Quick Note: Just two years ago, CN was nobody. They have gotten clout >> because they got off their hind side and started working on a solution to >> the problem. But CN has had lots of critisim, they are not invincible. >> >> What you should be doing is writting your ticket to financial freedom, by >> preparing plans for WISPs. >> Grant awardees can't write checks to themselves, but they can write checks >> to their solution providers and contractors necessary to fullfil their >> obligations of and goals for their grants. >> >> Brian, many WISPs like your work and see the value, but aren't paying you >> now for services because they simply don't have the budget for it. The grant >> program is an opportunity to get in "in the budget". If mapping isn't >> included in their grant apps, it won't likely be in their budget after their >> award either. >> >> It might be hard to get a seperate grant for mapping. But its real easy to >> add a line item to an existing application. If I were you, I'd be putting >> togeather the "deluxe" package for WISPs to include in their applications, >> and it doesn't have to be "cheaper". >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brian Webster" <bwebs...@wirelessmapping.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping >> >> >>> Amen Rick!!!! >>> >>> I've always maintained the thought that the 350 Million was another back >>> door political payback to the Telco and cable companies via Connected >>> Nation. With the fact that this funding gets put out there and then the >>> data >>> never really becomes available because of the NDA's signed, it just smells >>> like a pork barrel project to me. Your explanation just backs up that >>> idea. >>> >>> If you want to map broadband, go to a small organization like myself. We >>> can >>> do the work for tenths of a penny on the dollar these guys are quoting. >>> You >>> just build that cost in to the rest of your stimulus project and move on. >>> Trying to take on Connected Nation is a losing battle. Just step around >>> them >>> and move forward......there are plenty of ways to map the competitive >>> broadband in a market without proprietary data and you can successfully do >>> it to convince the organizations that are handing out money. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank You, >>> Brian Webster >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]on >>> Behalf Of Rick Harnish >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:23 PM >>> To: ccoo...@intelliwave.com; 'WISPA General List' >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] NTIA mapping >>> >>> >>> Chris, >>> >>> It is my understanding that this bill was specifically written for >>> Connected >>> Nation. In a conversation today in Indianapolis I was told that if you >>> divide $350 million by 50 states you get $7,000,000 per state. This is >>> approximately 80% of the $9,000,000 contract they recently signed with >>> Ohio >>> or Tennessee. The 80% number coincidentally matches up with the current >>> thinking on the Broadband Stimulus Grants with 20% coming from the >>> awardees >>> and 80% coming from the Federal Government. If this assumption is >>> correct, >>> it didn't take Connected Nation long to come up with a number to present >>> to >>> the legislators that sponsored the bill. >>> >>> I'm not saying that this funding won't be allocated to other grantees but >>> I >>> have been told that it will be extremely difficult to buck this >>> legislation >>> given the current political clout that Connected Nation seems to have. >>> That >>> is not to say that the states themselves will get control of the funding >>> and >>> will make those decisions separately. >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> Rick Harnish >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of chris cooper >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:01 AM >>> To: 'WISPA General List' >>> Subject: [WISPA] NTIA mapping >>> >>> There is a $350 million mapping component set aside under BTOP. Will >>> this funding be available in smaller chunks to successful grantees to >>> map their expanded networks? Will it be available to all wisps to map >>> their existing networks in an effort to add to the overall national BB >>> map? >>> >>> >>> >>> Chris Cooper >>> >>> Intelliwave >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! 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