Yes, here is a snippet of my emails to them: > RUS has no requirement that awardees offer service to resellers. The companies are still responsible for compliance with any applicable FCC or > State requirements on this issue, if any. > Anthony J Tindall | Broadband Field Representative > Rural Development > U.S. Department of Agriculture > 4824 E 53rd St. #512 | Minneapolis, MN 55417 > Phone: 612.721.6432 | Fax: 612.721.6432 |Mobile: 859.533.0334 > www.rurdev.usda.gov > "Committed to the future of rural communities" > "Estamos dedicados al futuro de las comunidades rurales" > -----Original Message----- > From: Scottie Arnett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 1:29 PM > To: Tindall, Anthony - Minneapolis, MN > Subject: RE: TN5011-A Twin Lakes Twin Lakes TCC Celina-Moss PFSA Ok. Thank you for the clarification. We would not have been able to apply > anyway then. > Will they be required to allow other companies to resell the service on this fiber? > Scottie Arnett > President > Info-Ed, Inc.
> Really? I think they have to allow you access to any middle mile > projects. > > The fix was really in on this. What a scam. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scottie Arnett" <[email protected]> > To: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 9:29 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Thinking about a new job? > > >> Yea, I asked the USDA about the selling part. They said that they did >> not >> have to let us resell the service in any way or form. So I am not sure >> how >> to take the selling part? >> >> Scottie >> >>> That's actually pretty normal under RUS grants and loans Scottie. >>> >>> THEY will only loan to one company in one area. >>> >>> YOU can still build your business in any way you choose, just not with >>> RUS >>> money. >>> >>> Yeah, it sucks. I've lived with that in some of my areas for a long >>> time. >>> >>> The great news here is that the telco is still the telco and people >>> still >>> hate them. AND the consumer is still ditching land lines in favor of >>> wireless technologies of all kinds (sat. TV, cell phone, wireless >>> broadband >>> etc.). >>> >>> It is a GREAT time to be alive in the WISP industry! We're still >>> growing, >>> our profitability is up (though that's going to change soon as I have >>> to >>> hire another person sometime in the next year or two....) etc. AND, >>> with >>> the rollups of so many smaller telco's the service from the big >>> companies >>> has REALLY dropped off. Driving more and more customers in my >>> direction. >>> >>> Life is different now, but it's not all bad. Did you notice the string >>> in >>> funding that says that they HAVE to sell to you at competitive rates? >>> big >>> grin The silver lining here might include cheaper upstream >>> connectivity >>> for >>> you. >>> >>> Time will tell.... >>> marlon >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Scottie Arnett" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Cc: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:26 PM >>> 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: [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/
