If you aren't on the map, you don't exist to the Feds...not a good situation to be in, in this regulatory climate.
Jeff Sent from my iPhone On Nov 30, 2012, at 11:09 AM, Fred Goldstein <fgoldst...@ionary.com> wrote: > At 11/30/2012 10:17 AM, Rick Harnish wrote: >> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >> boundary="----=_NextPart_000_031F_01CDCEE3.F0FCA680" >> Content-Language: en-us >> >> I don’t think it is fruitless at all. I’m sure there are a lot of companies >> (DSL, Satellite, Mobile and some cable) that are on the map but cannot >> guarantee sustained speeds of 4 by 1. Actually, the 4 by 1 criteria is what >> is being suggested in the rewrite. It has not been adopted yet. > > Satellite and mobile coverage are not considered "served" for the purposes of > finding a USF "unsubsidized competitor"; WISPs and wireline services are. > > But Rick's last sentence is important: This is a proposal, not yet a rule. > It is open for Comment. They are trying to find a way to give away more USF > money, and disqualifying more unsubsidized competitors (WISPs) is one option > on the table. Comments that take exception to that approach could help > influence them. > > The FNPRM proposes selecting between two alternative approaches. One is to > raise the unsubsidized bar to 4/1. The other is to end Phase I and put the > remaining money into Phase II, which comes later. Certainly the latter > approach is better for WISPs in the short term. If the extended Phase I > approach is used, you could comment that raising it from 768/200 to 4/1 is > excessive, and perhaps say a 1.5/384 standard is more appropriate. Even > Canopy 100 can probably claim that (if it's not loaded), though YMMV. > > So being on the map doesn't hurt and may help. > >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [ mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Doug Clark >> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:01 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Connect America Fund -- It's Baaaackkkk! >> >> >> >> Correct me if I am wrong here Rick, it will be fruitless to do the map >> unless you are able to maintain customer speeds of 4megs down and 1 meg up. >> If you service your customer at speeds lower >> >> than that then it does not matter, the FCC will fund the Telcos....... > -- > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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