My two cents is that BIP/BTOP is going to be great for vendors and terrible for WISPs. The vendors don't care who gets awarded the money as long as they sell gear.
-Matt On Aug 12, 2009, at 3:39 PM, Blake Bowers wrote: > Just an observation. > > Lots of companies are asking for letters of support from > public safety agencies. As Chief of my Fire Department, I have > gotten a number of requests in the past week. > > The really interesting ones are the ones that > > A. Show no benefit to public safety other than they say > broadband will be more available and cheaper. > > b. Come from companies that are my normal vendors in > my business, that are branching out. Now, instead of selling > me product so I can make money, they are going to put up > their own, so they can compete with me in the leasing world, > while they also provide broadband. > > Hmmmmmmm > Don't take your organs to heaven, > heaven knows we need them down here! > Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
