Yes this says..... BTOP/BIP recipients.... You know that open access policy..... Guess what, we are going to use your assets to compete against you for last mile customers, and we wont have any restrictions. We (Verizon) have the spectrum and you dont, so we are protected. You know what... we want you as our tower company/bandwdith company, because all the other pre-existing landlords are a pain to deal with, and they charge us way to much. We'll let you be our vendor, IF you give us a better price. You should be able to since your network was built with subsidized money. You wont make millions on last mile Internet, but we'll let you make a few dollars on transport and towers. And you know... this deal will really help us (Verizon). The reason is that we use Fiber tower ALOT. And Fiber tower has very little competition. We'd love Fiber tower to have competitions, so the price of licensed wireless transport will go down, when we (verizon) isn't the one providing it.
I'm not saying that it is good or bad, just saying it is what it is. Sure its smart for Verizon to look at all their options to partner that can save them money and reduce their investment. What I will say is that all the big telcos look toward moving their models from reoccuring lease costs to ownerous costs. The yare smart enough to know the value of owning their resources when it is possible. So I believe Verizon will have very tough contracts, to guarantee that they get a good deal on the partnerships. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Barnes To: WISPA General List Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:22 AM Subject: [WISPA] Verizon LTE Just got this from Verizon as a link on a advertisement: Verizon's 4G network will be available in 38 markets and major airports, covering approximately 100+ million people by the end of the year. We plan to double that in 2012 and cover our entire existing 3G footprint with 4G LTE by the end of 2013. Verizon Wireless is aggressively building the nation’s first 4G LTE network across the same footprint that is currently covered by its nationwide 3G network, which covers more than 90% of the U.S. population. In order to provide access to this 4G LTE network to more of the U.S. population living in rural areas, Verizon Wireless plans to work with rural companies to collaboratively build and operate a 4G network in those areas using the tower and backhaul assets of the rural company and Verizon Wireless’ core LTE equipment and 700MHz spectrum. Verizon Wireless provides a unique opportunity for selected participants to leverage the company’s technical and spectrum resources. We are seeking companies that can assist in bringing the benefits of 4G LTE service to rural areas that currently lack Verizon Wireless coverage. Verizon Wireless may work with rural companies that have towers and backhaul capabilities, even if those companies are not currently wireless operators. Together, we will plan and coordinate a local LTE deployment schedule that makes sense for both Verizon Wireless and the rural company that we are collaborating with. http://aboutus.vzw.com/rural/Overview.html Steve Barnes General Manager PCS-WIN RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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