That would seem to be rational and logical as an observation, prediction, and explanation.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Jeff Broadwick" <jeffl...@comcast.net> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:10 AM To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ > Actually, from where I'm sitting, it seems like roll-outs have slowed > dramatically as people are waiting to see who gets government funding. > I've > heard Patrick Leary say much the same thing from the radio side. > > Anyone else seeing this phenomena? > > > > Regards, > > Jeff > > > Jeff Broadwick > ImageStream > 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) > +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of RickG > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:49 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ > > Right: The Technology Policy Institute notes that "at the current rates of > broadband adoption the U.S. is behind the leaders only by a number of > months, and all wealthy OECD countries will reach a saturation point > within > the next few years." > > Now, how many here are updating their business models to compete with the > government? > -RickG > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Jeff Broadwick > <jeffl...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> I don't think it ignores that, it is suggesting that the private >> sector is in the process of closing that gap, without government >> "investment" and/or intervention. >> >> I don't believe that it is arguable that coverage is >> increasing...that's the net effect of the whole WISP industry. >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Jeff >> >> >> Jeff Broadwick >> ImageStream >> 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) >> +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >> On Behalf Of Jack Unger >> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:28 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ >> >> Sorry but this article (accidentally or intentionally) misses or (more >> likely) ignores the point that 24 or more million occupied American >> households have no access to broadband. The WSJ is merely a mouthpiece >> (especially now that Rupurt Murdoch owns it) for the telcos. >> >> jack >> >> >> Jeff Broadwick wrote: >> > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487036521045746525016083 >> > 76 >> > 552.ht >> > ml?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop >> > >> > >> > >> > * REVIEW & OUTLOOK >> > * JANUARY 20, 2010 >> > >> > A 'National Broadband Plan' >> > One more solution in search of a problem. >> > >> > >> > The Federal Communications Commission recently told Congress that it >> > will miss a February deadline for delivering a "national broadband >> > plan" and requested a one-month extension. If it keeps missing >> > deadlines, nearly everyone in the U.S. might soon have high-speed >> Internet. >> > >> > As part of last year's stimulus package, Congress asked the FCC for >> > a plan to ensure that everybody in the country has access to broadband. >> > That's a worthy goal, but the idea of a government plan is based on >> > a false presumption that the spread of broadband is stalled. The >> > reality is that broadband adoption continues apace, as does the >> > quality and speed of Internet connections. >> > >> > Between 2000 and 2008, residential broadband subscribers grew to 80 >> > million from five million, according to a study by Bret Swanson of >> > Entropy Economics. Broadband penetration among active Internet users >> > at home is 94%, and nearly 99% of U.S. workers connect to the >> > Internet with broadband. A typical cable modem today is 10 times >> > faster than a decade ago. Wireless bandwidth growth per capita has >> > been no less impressive, showing a 500-fold increase since 2000. >> > >> > Meanwhile, U.S. information and communications technology investment >> > in 2008 alone totalled $455 billion, or 22% of all U.S. capital >> > investment. Nominal capital investment in telecom between 2000 and >> > 2008 was more than $3.5 trillion. >> > >> > Those who favor more government control of the Internet ignore this >> > private progress and point to international rankings. According to >> > OECD estimates, the U.S. ranks 15th in the world in broadband >> > penetration per capita. But because household sizes differ from >> > country to country, and the U.S. has relatively large households, >> > the per capita figures can be misleading. A better way to gauge >> > wired broadband connections is per household, not per person. By >> > that measure >> the U.S. ranks somewhere between 8th and 10th. >> > >> > Such comparisons will soon be moot in any case because broadband >> > penetration is growing rapidly in all OECD countries. The Technology >> > Policy Institute notes that "at the current rates of broadband >> > adoption the U.S. is behind the leaders only by a number of months, >> > and all wealthy OECD countries will reach a saturation point within >> > the >> next few years." >> > >> > Even the Obama Justice Department seems to reject the broadband >> > market failure thesis. "In any industry subject to significant >> > technological change, it is important that the evaluation of >> > competition be forward-looking rather than based on static >> > definitions of products and services," said the Antitrust Division >> > in a January 4 filing to the FCC. "In the case of broadband >> > services, it's clear that the market is shifting generally in the >> > direction of faster speeds and >> additional mobility." >> > >> > Justice concludes that while "enacting some form of regulation to >> > prevent certain providers from exercising monopoly control may be >> tempting >> . . . >> > care must be taken to avoid stifling the infrastructure investments >> > needed to expand broadband access." >> > >> > No matter, the default position of the Obama Administration is that >> > little useful happens without government, so the FCC is busy planning. >> > Chairman Julius Genachowski is sympathetic to net neutrality >> > regulations that would prevent Internet service providers from using >> > differentiated pricing to manage Web traffic. Liberal interest >> > groups like Public Knowledge and Harvard's Berkman Center for the >> > Internet and Society are urging the agency to reinstitute "open access" >> > mandates that would force cable operators and phone companies to >> > share their infrastructure with rivals at government-set prices. >> > >> > The irony is that the private investment and innovation of recent >> > years have occurred in the wake of the FCC rolling back similar >> > rules that held back telecom in the 1990s. Consumers continue to >> > have access to more and more broadband services, while Google, >> > YouTube, iTunes, Facebook and Netflix originated in the U.S. >> > >> > Doesn't the Obama Administration have enough to do than mess with a >> > part of the U.S. economy that is working well? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Jeff >> > >> > >> > Jeff Broadwick >> > Sales Manager, ImageStream >> > 800-813-5123 x106 (US/Can) >> > +1 574-935-8484 x106 (Int'l) >> > +1 574-935-8488 (Fax) >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -- >> > ---------- >> > WISPA Wants You! 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