The stimulus will only make things worse in this regard. The areas that REALLY need it, still won't.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Chuck Bartosch" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:15 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Barriers to WISP growth > The problem I've seen in general is that a lot of areas are cherry- > picked. Anything with any reasonable density (say, the Village centers > in a Town) already have access. You can't really make a business case > based on what people can afford to roll out service in many areas out > here because of the geography. > > Yet, there's public good, not just individual good, done by providing > access to these folks. > > So, yes, I think the stimulus funding can be a good thing. The problem > is, I fear it's going to be co-opted for applications that really > didn't need the funding in the first place. > > Chuck > > On Oct 8, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> 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/ > > -------------- > Chuck Bartosch > Clarity Connect, Inc. > 200 Pleasant Grove Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > (607) 257-8268 > > "When the stars threw down their spears, > and water'd heaven with their tears, > Did He smile, His work to see? > Did He who made the Lamb make thee?" > > From William Blake's Tiger!, Tiger! > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
