That makes sense, and that is kind of why I am asking if anyone is doing this. I am trying to consult with an e-rate specialist, but the one that works with the schools is extremely hard to get ahold of. We want to rent fiber from a school that they paid to run to their tower for a small TV station they operate. If we rent the fiber, and the tower, as long as it wasn't paid by some sort of erate funding, should be ok from what I am reading. We would be providing the wireless equipment, we just want the fiber transport and facilities to put our gear up on. I also would like to use the rooftop of the school to put up broadcast points or breakout points in this community.
If they were purchased with erate, then we can qualify for the community portion of the access, but the school CANNOT charge anything for it. It is also optional and are not required to open their network. Eric Rogers Precision Data Solutions, LLC (317) 831-3000 x200 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Goldstein Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:28 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Who Knows eRate At 10/29/2011 12:02 PM, Eric Rogers wrote: >Who knows eRate on this list? We have an opportunity to rent fiber to >provide a connection to our tower site using an asset the school owns, >but because this is a technology asset, doesn't it qualify under e-rate? I don't know the system very well -- I advise checking with a specialist, since it has some pretty strange policies -- but it probably matters who owns the fiber. It used to be that only carrier-provided "services" were eligible, other than on-premise stuff (a different pool of money available some but not all years). Now, government-owned dark fiber is eligible, though there are bidding rules. Wireless links are still not eligible for purchase subsidies (not that unlicensed radios are expensive enough to need them any more), but eligible service providers can probably sell services they deliver over their own wireless links. > >Also, what I have read, if the school incurs income because of it, >don't they have to reduce their e-rate funding by the same amount? > >Eric Rogers >Precision Data Solutions, LLC >(317) 831-3000 x200 -- 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/
