Is that 40% of homes passed or 40% of LOS? On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:40 AM, St. Louis Broadband<[email protected]> wrote: > 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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