interestingly enough, mine has picked up of late. I think it's the reduced install cost that's driven that.
I also had a small time competitor just walk way from his network and I'm scrambling big time trying to fill the gap... but I haven't the money to put up the infrastructure... We're talking about backhauls and access points for 3 and 5 and 15 and 2 and so customers. That means finding new sites, new equipment, and it's ALL up in the mountains, where it's normally snowed in this time of year, but clear at the moment, so "time" is our biggest enemy. Not to mention irate folks who just got dependent... If I'd known all this... I'd not just have invested most of our saved up cash in that fancy new backhaul to our main site so we can now get near ethernet speed feed to our largest network segment. Then again, I need the bandwidth to add those folks... -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:21 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] From Today's WSJ > Our rollouts have slowed but only because demand has dropped off. > > Those that want broadband have it. > > OR, they are in VERY expensive to service areas. Places where the current > grant programs make absolutely no sense. > > An example is one I just put in. There is a valley that has just 7 homes > in > it. I drove all over the area looking for a way to hit more people from > one > spot. No can do, so 7 homes are all that's possible. On top of that > there > is NO infrastructure at the only viable transmit site. No power, nothing > but sagebrush and rocks. I didn't even see any deer tracks up there! > > 6 of the home owners got together and put up the $4,000 needed for a solar > system, mounting structure, repeater equipment and client radios. We > billed > them an install fee to match and we'll maintain ownership of the repeater > site (customers own cpe) so it'll be our bill to take care of it from here > on out. > > We now have 6 subs at that location, not sure when or if the 7th will come > online. If we'd have had to fund that initial outlay it would work out to > just short of $9 per month per sub for 5 years. That's longer than the > equipment is likely to be in place (I tend to upgrade my ap's every 2 to 3 > years just to stay current). And $9 is within a couple of bucks of my net > revenue per sub. > > It pencils out for the people at the location though, $9 per month is > still > LESS than the difference in cost between my service and inferior service > from any of the satellite companies. Run the numbers out 10 years and > they > were very much money ahead. > > But, they would be counted as unserved until now. And, unfortunately, for > good reason. In this case the consumer took it upon themselves to fix > their > problem. Well and truly the American way of doing things. A private team > effort between them and the supplier. Win win. > > Those are the kinds of grants we need right now. $3000 to $30,000 levels > with VERY light paperwork requirements. > > I guess the cool part of this whole thing is that I've got nearly 100% > take > rates with 100% coverage rates for the area! grin There is ONE house > JUST > around the corner yet, not sure how to take care of them but I'll figure > it > out. > > Hmmmm, cool new product? Self enclosed 16 hour standby time solar > repeater. > $1000 or less with dual n connectors and swappable between 2.4 gig and 5 > gig > radios. Get to work guys. > > laters, > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Broadwick" <jeffl...@comcast.net> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:10 AM > 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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