yeppers. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat O'Connor" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:02 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Stimulus waste
> 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! 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