I dont know about a blank check but the government does feel a mandate is in order and you know who their best friends are. I think the only thing holding them back is themselves. However, I dont think they'll ever put fiber to every shanty in every podunk town. -RickG
On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 1:05 PM, John Thomas <jtho...@quarnet.com> wrote: > Unless the Federal Government gives AT&T a blank check and ORDERS them > to this, it is NOT ever going to happen. I have seen copies of Project > Pronto documents that said the San Francisco Bay Area was supposed to > have fiber to the home 10 years ago. Yes, there were a few strands > installed, but nowhere near what what promised to get what they wanted > from the lawmakers. We just tried to get an ADSL circuit installed in > Concord CA, and it took a month, and at least 5 different tech site visits. > > John > > Tom DeReggi wrote: > > Patrick, > > > > << Major SNIP>>The technology is there, I just hope our industry > accomplishes the price > > > > point needed for mass scale in time, before companies like ATT get fiber > to > > every home by 2015 :-) > > > > Tom DeReggi > > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
