I submitted my information to them, actually exports of RM. Gerard introduced him to RM, but didn't train him by any means. We may have benefited from people searching for our service from them, but they have long been gone in our area and their loss of coverage maps has had no impact on new signups.
Another issue I have with them, KY paid millions to them for the mapping project. It was live during the time the contract was active. Now that it is not, the data is gone and they won't let anyone access the mapping. So 2 years of work down the drain. The maps were largely inaccurate, but it had other census data, public utility data, and other things that was interesting to look at. Regards, Chuck Hogg Shelby Broadband 502-722-9292 ch...@shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Brian Webster Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 4:42 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Connected Nation The way connected nation has to abide by the broadband mapping grant rules, is quite different from the way they have operated on past projects. The recent threads about them were based on the fact that they appear to have a clueless person using Radio Mobile to generate WISP coverage maps. One person had said they were allowed to submit their own Radio Mobile maps to the state rather than have them create the RF plots. I would recommend that as a WISP you generate your own coverage maps (or hire someone to do that for you..shameless plug) and submit those results. Remember all of these state mapping projects will become the national broadband availability map. Consumers will use this as a tool to search for service. If you don't participate you will not get the benefit of that free marketing engine. Also you will have people applying for more grant money in your own service area should you be the only one servicing that location. Once these official maps are published there will not be any challenge process, rightfully so I might add. If you don't want to participate in letting people know where broadband exists, why should you be allowed to try and stop someone who is willing to tell consumers where they can get broadband. Thank You, Brian Webster On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > Bad for us. They pushed WildBlue and HughesNet over us because > WB/Hughes paid them $10k to be a partner. They also provided the > mapping for Bellsouth/ATT and Insight (cable co) and identified the > areas that they should serve. In my guestimate, it hurt us to the tune > of 50-150 customers. > > Regards, > Chuck Hogg > Shelby Broadband > 502-722-9292 > ch...@shelbybb.com > http://www.shelbybb.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Mike Hammett > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:30 PM > To: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: [WISPA] Connected Nation > > Has anyone determined whether Connected Nation is good or bad for us? > > My state hired them for the map, but I don't want to respond with any > information if the things I heard in the past are still true. I don't > remember the points, I just remembered that they were bad news, so to > avoid them. They sent me an NDA, but I never really read any of that > stuff anyway. Most any contract is about as effective as a paper bag > holding water. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- 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/
