They will be posted, for 30 days, on the NTIA site during their "due diligence" phase. Any ISP that contests will have to provide the proof that they have a 40% take rate.
Victoria Proffer www.StLouisBroadband.com 314-974-5600 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:08 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] just attended broadband stimulus seminar and WOW..... And on that note, where can you find a list of applications? -RickG On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Mike Hammett<[email protected]> wrote: > If someone comes in and undercuts you, it's your fault for not protesting > their application. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:51 AM > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [WISPA] just attended broadband stimulus seminar and WOW..... > >> Yesterday there was a broadband stimulus seminar in Columbus, OH featuring >> Senator Sherrod Brown, ConnectOhio.org, USDA Rural Development. I went >> with >> an open mind and left not wanting anything to do with this "free money" to >> be had. >> >> >> >> The government is trying to get as much control out of the ISP's that take >> this money as they possibly can. The reporting requirements for ISP's that >> take this money is a huge burden. This makes FCC Form 477 look like a walk >> in the park compared to what they want to know. There are about 30-50 >> things >> that they want you to report on and some of it is just crazy. I can't list >> it all but they basically want to know what brand of toilet paper and how >> much of it you use per customer.. And this will apply to your entire >> existing infrastructure that was in place before you took the money. >> >> >> >> They can come in and look at all your confidential records anytime they >> want. They can even change the rules years down the road and possibly tell >> you what to charge your customer per month to what they think is fair. >> They >> can also tell you how to do your QoS and what you can and can not block. >> >> >> >> This sounds like the same deal with the bank bailouts from last year that >> once they took the money and found out what role the government wanted to >> do >> with them that they wanted to give it all back but wasn't allowed. The >> majority of the attendees once we got into the workshops and started >> talking >> among each other was that they don't want anything to do with this money >> at >> all either once they found out all the hidden strings attached to it. >> >> >> >> They are encouraging few larger projects than many smaller ones. I asked >> them what about the area that already has 2-3 fixed wireless ISP's and if >> they give the money to a very large outfit that comes into the area and >> undercuts the smaller guys by $5/month and runs them out of business if >> that >> could happen and they said it probably would. I said well you just killed >> 3 >> small businesses to create a larger one what the heck did you just >> accomplish that for and they just gave me a blank stare like I was crazy. >> >> >> >> This is not about getting broadband internet to un-served/underserved >> area's, this entire stimulus is about the government trying to gain as >> much >> control as they possibly can into the ISP business.. >> >> >> >> I'm going to start running ads saying "go with us, we refused to take the >> stimulus money." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kurt Fankhauser >> WAVELINC >> P.O. 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