Just seems the logical way to go for a lot of things. Honda does it in their plants, I'm doing for my phone (both use and power!) and we're all doing it to deliver Internet access!
Reminds me of a joke (substitute states/names where you would like)... After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York Scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: "California archaeologists, finding of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers" One week later. A local newspaper in New Hampshire reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Milton, New Hampshire, Bubba, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, New Hampshire had already gone wireless". Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:12 PM, St. Louis Broadband <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes we are! I have always believed the WISP was American's best resource! > > ~V~ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Luthman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 4:05 PM > To: [email protected]; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Says FTTH Out > DSL/Fixed Wireless In! > > We're making news! > > Thanks for sharing!!! > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to > continue that counts.” > --- Winston Churchill > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:06 PM, St. Louis Broadband > <[email protected]> wrote: >> FCC Study: FTTH Out, DSL and Fixed Wireless In to Bring Broadband to >> Unserved >> > <http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-study-ftth-out-dsl-and-fixed-wireless-in- >> to-bring-broadband-to-unserved/> >> >> >> The FCC released a report yesterday that identifies a total cost of $23.5 >> billion to bring broadband >> > <http://download.broadband.gov/plan/the-broadband-availability-gap-obi-techn >> ical-paper-no-1.pdf> of at least 4 Mb/s to unserved territories. That is > if >> you use DSL and fixed wireless to accomplish the task. If you were to go >> with FTTH, the cost jumps to $62 billion. >> The Broadband Availability Gap >> > <http://download.broadband.gov/plan/the-broadband-availability-gap-obi-techn >> ical-paper-no-1.pdf> report is part of a larger effort by the FCC, as >> mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (or broadband >> stimulus program), to perform "an analysis of the most effective and >> efficient mechanisms for ensuring broadband access by all people of the >> United States." >> This analysis uses net present value economics to derive a total cost of >> $23.5 billion to bring broadband to the 7 million homes (14 million > people) >> identified as unserved in the U.S. DSL and fixed wireless technologies > were >> identified as the methods to deliver broadband for this price tag. The use >> of other technologies would increase these costs, significantly so, in > some >> cases. >> The 4 Mb/s benchmark is used because that's the number the FCC has >> identified as a target for broadband funding under the new Connect America >> Fund (CAF). >> Considering the current high cost fund of the USF is about $4 billion and >> the FCC says that universal service funding will not increase as a result > of >> the transition to broadband and the CAF, it's not entirely clear how this >> will be paid for. We're talking about a $19 billion shortfall - and that's >> just to bring 4 Mb/s via DSL and fixed wireless. >> For now, $23.5 billion is the FCC's base case for bringing broadband to > the >> unserved. The FCC will open this process up to public comment, as they >> determine the best approach to deliver on universal broadband. >> >> > http://www.telecompetitor.com/fcc-study-ftth-out-dsl-and-fixed-wireless-in-t >> o-bring-broadband-to-unserved/ >> >> Victoria Proffer - President/CEO >> StLouisBroadband.com <http://stlbroadband.com/> >> ShowMeBroadband.com <http://showmebroadband.com/> >> 314.974.5600 * Fax 573.747.4756 >> Follow us on Twitter.com @stlbroadband >> St. Louis WISP since 2003 >> SBA Certified WOSB >> >> >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and >> may be protected by legal privilege. If you are not the intended > recipient, >> be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this e-mail >> or any attachment is prohibited. 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