I've picked up since before Christmas. From what I can tell most are taking college classes from home. -RickG
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Jeff Broadwick <[email protected]>wrote: > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 > <[email protected]>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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > 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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