A lot of organizations only consider fiber worthy of deployment going forward. $1500 seems about appropriate, then.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Scottie Arnett" <sarn...@info-ed.com> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 7:48 PM To: <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Report: Broadband stimulus funds won't suffice > > I found these stats interesting: "the number of households either lacking > Internet service altogether or using dial-up connections approaches 58 > million - half of the households in the United States." > > Somebody is wrong somewhere on these numbers? > > and... > > "Insight Research claims that it takes about $1,500 per household to > deploy broadband, bringing the amount of money needed for universal access > to $60 billion." > > I know I could do mucho mucho wireless with $1500 per customer! > > Scottie > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> > Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:28:56 -0500 > >>Maybe if it was given to those who are truly interested in providing >>broadband, it would be more than enough. >> >>How much more could YOU do, Scottie, if they gave you 100 grand outright? >>I >>bet it would go directly towards the customer. >> >>Now I'm sure that there are plenty of well meaning companies out there >>just >>trying for a little help and deservedly so, but basic human nature is >>greed >>and as we've talked about before, once those "Wisps by Convenience" get >>the >>cash, play Wisp until they run out of that cash and then go bye-bye, our >>payday will come when we are able to buy their equipment at auction. At >>least that's what I tell myself to feel better...... :) >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>Behalf Of Scottie Arnett >>Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 8:20 PM >>To: wireless@wispa.org >>Subject: [WISPA] Report: Broadband stimulus funds won't suffice >> >>< http://www.cedmagazine.com/News-Broadband-stimulus-funds-121109.aspx > >> >>"The $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funding given out by President >>Obama >>is not even close to enough to deploy truly universal broadband access, >>according to a new study from Insight Research." >> >>Scottie >> >>Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as >>$30.00/mth. >>Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. >> >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>---- >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>http://signup.wispa.org/ >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>---- >> >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >>--- >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] >> >> > > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as > $30.00/mth. > Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/