Wish you well. Different objectives = different outcomes. Canada did not favour FTTH. Smaller competitors have been able to get some money:
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/719.nsf/eng/00050.html#july-09-2010 Not any of our pesky $225M it went to the incumbent telephone companies so far. I've long since abandoned trying to get the FCC to look north of the border. F. On 2010-07-15, at 12:26 AM, Scottie Arnett wrote: > Well, it is finalized. My main competition, and backbone supplier, has > received round 2 BIP funding: < > http://www.lightwaveonline.com/fttx/news/Round-2-of-broadband-stimulus-kicks-of-with-more-fiber-funding-97678969.html >> Look for Twin Lakes telephone. About 6 months ago, my 2nd biggest > competitor got it: > http://www.nctc.com/version_3.0/StimBlog/BBStimulus.html > Look at January > 25, 2010. > > Now for the RANT! In round 2 BIP, no other competitor could apply against > a provider that was already receiving USDA funding. WTF is this deal? The > USDA and FCC(with the rural exemption act)has provided Twin Lakes > Telephone a "protected telephone coverage area for over 50 years!" Now > they just handed them a monopoly on Internet service in my area? > > I give up?! WTF else can I do? The Obama-n-screw-u administration has > screwed yet another business death coffin. Not only has it screwed us on > our wireless ISP, but it has screwed the cable company and many satellite > providers in the area. Do not think for a second that companies getting > funding for FTTH, will not also be offering TV! Being as remote as we are, > we have many, many satellite customers in the area. > > I preached this same blog to the USDA before they funded our competitor. > Did not help a bit. I just pray for the rest of you guys that you do not > have to go against this. I am sure they would have eventually done it > anyway, but I would hope that it would have not been competition against > my own money that I had paid in on taxes. > > Scottie Arnett > President & chief custodian > Info-Ed, Inc. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
