Marlon was that the NoaNet build out?
Marlon K. Schafer wrote: > We protested a project out here. > > A fiber build with wireless overlay. > > There is already fiber, DSL AND wireless. > > The project was funded anyway. > > It's not about the consumer folks.... And it's CERTAINLY NOT about using > OUR money efficiently. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Larsen - Lists" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 6:58 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Stimulus waste > > > >> I filed 32 protests during the first round of the stimulus plan, and >> none of them were funded. >> >> Protest long and protest often. From what I have seen so far, most of >> the frivolous projects have been rejected handily. Don't get all >> worked up about the "waste" until it finally comes to pass. It was >> pretty clear from looking at the first round apps that there were a lot >> of stupid, wasteful applications. >> >> Matt Larsen >> vistabeam.com >> >> >> On 4/7/2010 7:29 PM, Jeromie Reeves wrote: >> >>> <Insert explicatives here> >>> >>> >>> Thats 26 Y E A R S of my higher end tier of service, per customer. >>> >>> Why the #3!! do things not get BID out? "Who can do X users for the >>> lowest $" >>> I mean come on, that is just horrible. It doesnt even factor in what >>> those new users >>> will be paying for the service. I need to find out if they have >>> applies for my area, I >>> manage client networks with qwest dsl and they have been giving some BS >>> about >>> upgrading modems (for a /mo fee) when all the sites have adsl2+ modems. >>> Not good >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Travis Johnson<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> So, as I said since the Broadband Stimulus act was passed, the money >>>> will be wasted. Qwest just applied for $467 MILLION dollars to upgrade >>>> their DSL infrastructure in my coverage areas. They want to expand and >>>> "upgrade the slower 7meg connections" to go up to "12 to 40 megabytes >>>> per second". >>>> >>>> The article says they will increase coverage to 29,922 new customers. >>>> That's an average cost of $15,607 PER CUSTOMER. >>>> >>>> Many of the areas they list (Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Ammon, Blackfoot, >>>> Rigby, Shelley, etc.) already have at least 3 providers and some have 4 >>>> or 5 provider choices. >>>> >>>> Let the waste begin.... :( >>>> >>>> Travis >>>> Microserv >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>>> >>>> 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: [email protected] >>> >>> 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: [email protected] >> >> 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: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
