One of my issues is that it isn't necessary. We make money at this business, or at least try to. If an area is underserved or not served, that's usually because of middle mile issues or terrain. It's all line of sight and no one, not even the people trying to start up a wisp with this "free" money, are going to put up towers every mile or so just to pump a signal into a valley with 2 or 3 homes if even that. So they will obviously be going for the "easy" areas and those are ones that we can service just fine already and probably do. The motivation is profit, it shouldn't be free money. As someone mentioned before, the majority of these new startups will be here and gone and they will no doubt give a black eye to the wireless business from their lack of experience and sense of responsibility to both their customer and the reputation of the industry they represent.
The only true Broadband Stimulus would be to open up enough usable white space spectrum and the market will take care of it from there. Guaranteed. Robert West Just Micro Digital Services Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Sylvester Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:43 PM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > Stimulus: I don't believe in it and did not apply. I want to understand people's opposition to the Broadband Stimulus programs. Rick and other people opposed to the stimulus, can you expand on why you don't believe in the Stimulus and why you didn't apply? Are there things you think the government - FCC, congress, etc. - could do to help ISPs and expanding broadband? Tim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 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/
