I can identify! On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Fred Goldstein <[email protected]>wrote:
> At 8/14/2010 02:35 AM, RickG wrote: > > Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on who you were) that same outcome > has not happened for other races in similar situations in mankind's past > history. Maybe there wasn't enough lawyers back in the ancient days? So, in > the modern era, it's no longer "only the strong survive" but rather, only > the best lawyer survives? > > > I made a one-paragraph quip in response to another, and the thread went off > kilter, so I'm avoiding those side issues now like the plague... > > > No matter, it would be interesting to be involved with a tribal roll out of > a high end network. > > > Indeed. The first time I used RadioMobile was several years ago, when the > local (Indian) ISP from a tribe in the plains region inquired about putting > up a wireless network across the reservation. The total population density > was about one person per square mile, with a couple of small towns. Most of > the reservation's phone service, mainly the biggest town, came from an > off-reservation coop and the Indians didn't like them. So we talked about > building a WISP network with a CLEC to deliver wireless local loop. The > reservation was basically flat with not many trees, ideal wireless country. > SkyPilot boxes would have given a 10-mile radius between hops. He would own > it; I would be his consultant. > > But then he stopped returning calls. Another tribe's telco had won 700 MHz > licenses in the first (2002) auction, and was doing wireless DOCSIS, and had > this guy's reservation in their footprint. So they became the WISP. I > assume it's working, since the FCC web site last year showed them inquiring > if they would meet the build-out deadline, or lose the license, and they > said that they had it up and running on time. > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Fred Goldstein <[email protected]> > wrote: > At 8/13/2010 04:15 PM, lakeland wrote: > >Hmmmmm. How do you become a soverign nation? > > Well, you start by having a big country. Then you get invaded and > settled by people with better weapons, and diseases that wipe out 90% > of your population. Then wars are fought which kill more of them and > take away more land, settled with treaties supposedly guaranteeing > them sovereignty on at least limited land. Then the survivors are > forced off their land, at least all of the good land, into deserts > and small reservations, where they're mistreated for another > century. Finally they get good lawyers and lobbyists and open casinos. > > >Sounds like its a lot better than being a WISP or an Integrator. :-) > > When you add it all up, I don't really think so. :-( > > > -- > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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/ > > -- > > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ >
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