I thinks maybe I need to pay them a little visit to illustrate the errors of their decisions.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Scottie Arnett Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 12:26 AM To: motor...@afmug.com Cc: wireless@wispa.org Subject: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? 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/
