Jack Unger wrote: > Hi Victoria, > > The FCC Workship "1 Mbps" statement is very, very generalized. It's > nothing to get upset about. > > If we want the FCC to update their knowledge about WISPs then we need > to educate the FCC. We DO educate them with every FCC filing and > presentation that we make. In the last year, we've made about a dozen > written filings plus an in-person presentations to four of the five > previous FCC Commissioners and to the FCC OET staff. Keep in mind that > everything we write or present becomes a part of the public record. > > WISPA's FCC Committee is working on writing and filing FCC Comments > right now, at this very moment. This filing is in response to an FCC > "Notice of Inquiry" (NOI) about "advanced telecommunications services" > and "broadband". The NOI asks whether broadband is being deployed to > all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion. The NOI asks five > "core questions".
Ooh. Ooh. This is easy. :-) > > (1) How should we define "advanced telecommunications capability" or > "broadband?" *(NOTE: The FCC is asking about "speed" here)* A reasonable enduser experience with websites like YouTube, Hulu or BBC without too much finger drumming. > > (2) Is broadband available to all Americans? > No > > (3) Is the current level of broadband deployment reasonable and timely? > No > > (4) What actions, if any, should the Commission take to accelerate > broadband deployment? > This one is harder. If we want to perpetuate the duopoly system that dominiates the urban/suburban landscape, then: Mandate that 100% of America (and territories) be covered, with a deadline for compliance and stiff fines for non-complience. Otherwise, huge tax breaks for the little guy (read WISP) to get the job done. If you're a company with over 50 employees, no tax break. > > (5) What actions should the Commission take to improve its regular > broadband data collection efforts? > > Help the little guy, because he's the one who'll serve where the duopoly won't. duopoly = CATV monopoly plus ILEC. --C > We've got to be a little careful about how we ask the FCC to define > broadband because: > > 1. If we set the bar too high, for example by saying that "broadband" > is 5 Mbps or more then we risk excluding WISPs who do not provide at > least 5 Mbps. They may not be eligible for funding or may not even be > considered legitimate WISPs. > > 2. Some WISPs do not understand the difference between "raw" data rate > and actual throughput and we don't want one WISP's lack of > understanding to distort the FCC's definitions of "broadband". > > 3. Some WISPs do not understand that throughput is shared between all > of the active customers on an AP at any given moment. Even if an AP is > capable of delivering 10 Mbps of actual throughput, when 30 customers > are active then less than 333k (10 Meg divided by 30) is available to > each customer, sometimes far less. We don't want to let the fact that > available throughput per customer is usually less than the maximum > single-customer throughput to distort the FCC's definition of > "broadband". > > In conclusion, I think it's better to let the FCC set the broadband > "bar" a little low so we have a chance to demonstrate that we can > sometimes exceed it rather than let some WISP who is bragging about > speeds that he may or may actually be able to deliver cause the FCC to > set the broadband "bar" too high so that the FCC writes unrealistic > regulations (or the NITA and RUS originate unrealistic grant programs) > that either ignore or exclude the needs of the majority of WISPs. > > Jack Unger > Chair - WISPA FCC Committee > > > St. Louis Broadband wrote: >> They are not getting it from my form 477. >> The only 1 Mbps service we offer is upload and that is with a 5 Mbps >> download. >> >> Victoria >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Jason Hensley >> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:01 AM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Says Fixed Wireless Only Delivers 1 Mbps >> >> Hmm, so I guess my 10Mbps down and 8mbps up wireless links (yes, to >> customers) don't count???? >> >> My guess, though, is that they're pulling this data from the 477 and making >> assumptions based on that. Most of our customers are 1.5Mbps or less >> customers so looking at the "raw" 477 data then yes, it would appear that we >> may not be doing much more than the 1.5meg. >> >> Interesting... >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Lists >> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:54 AM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: [WISPA] FCC Says Fixed Wireless Only Delivers 1 Mbps >> >> This really ticks me off: >> >> >> >> "Wireless broadband Internet access services offered over fixed networks >> allow consumers to access the Internet from a fixed point while stationary >> >> and often require a direct line-of-sight between the wireless transmitter >> and receiver. These services have been offered using both licensed spectrum >> >> and unlicensed devices. For example, thousands of small Wireless Internet >> Services Providers (WISPs) provide such wireless broadband at speeds of >> >> around one Mbps using unlicensed devices, often in rural areas not served by >> cable or wireline broadband networks." >> >> http://www.broadband.gov/broadband_types.html >> >> >> >> I talked to them at the NTIA workshop in Memphis about this, but they are >> still defaming our industry. >> >> I have emailed them at the broadband.gov site and think it is a good idea >> that they hear from more of us. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Victoria Proffer - President/CEO >> >> StLouisBroadband.com <http://stlbroadband.com/> >> >> <http://showmebroadband.com/> ShowMeBroadband.com >> >> Rural Missouri Wireless Project. >> >> 314.974.5600 * Fax 573.747.4756 >> >> Follow us on Twitter.com @stlbroadband >> >> SBA Certified WOSB >> >> STLBBLogo >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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