Yeah, good point, and disappointing. But the problem with having comparative requirments for price and speed is that providers do not just have ONE offering. For example, If someone offered 2 plans: 20mbps for $1000/mon and 1mbps for $19/mon, they could claim that they should get points for... 1) offering super low pricing, and 2) super high speeds.
Are the rules written to really require that the super high speeds are sold at the super low prices? Or how many subs they can serve with either of the plans? And does it lock the party into it, after the grant term? And is up+down meaning the in agreegate capacity combination adding Up to Down , so a 10mbps HDX service qualifies for 10mbps? And does it specificy over-the-air raw versus real-throughput speed? A 802.11b radio can actually be called a 11mbps service, right? What the grant does is that it incourages deceptive and intentionally misleading marketing, even though it would still be true. I think it may force WISPs to offer two product lines. The BTOP special might be an oversubscribed 10mbps plan, with small print that the rate speciafies over-the-air, and then you have another plan, that more realistic represents real throughput speeds. Anyways.... WISPs will miss getting the full 20 points, but they aught to be able to get the 10 points for selling 10mbps. Will an applicant lose points for offering both 10mbps and 3 mbps plans? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Baird" <m...@tc3net.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] WE HAVE NOFA > Tom, > > Your application score goes up considerably if you offer higher speeds > then the minimum though. > 20mb up+down + 10 points. > 10mb up+down + 10 points. > > Regards > Michael Baird >> We've been talking about on Member's list. >> >> The worst thing I saw about it was.... 3G cellular service appears to >> disqualify an area from being eligible for funding, based on definition >> of >> underserved. >> >> An area is eligible for underserved if it does not have a provider >> offering >> over 3mbps down stream. However, without conditions for upload, or >> mandating >> average, or considering wired only, 3G kills us because 3G is spec'd at >> 3.1 >> peak download. WISPA lobbied for 2mb upload and speeds based on average. >> We >> didn't get that. :-( >> >> Tom DeReggi >> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "RickG" <rgunder...@gmail.com> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] WE HAVE NOFA >> >> >> >>> With more strings than an orchestra! >>> -RickG >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Charles Wyble<char...@thewybles.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> http://is.gd/1ktef >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>> >>>> 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: wireless@wispa.org >>> >>> 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: wireless@wispa.org >> >> 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: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
