Comments on: Critics lash out at NTIA and RUS broadband stimulus grant rules http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/07/19/critics-lash-out-at-broadband-stimulus-grant-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=critics-lash-out-at-broadband-stimulus-grant-rules Citywide WiFi, smart grid, enterprise wireless, public safety, mobile apps Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ralph drake http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/07/19/critics-lash-out-at-broadband-stimulus-grant-rules/#comment-42849 ralph drake Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:16:17 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=11143#comment-42849 I live in a rural area of upstate ny. I saw a ad for hughesnet broadband offering the stimulus package within a 60 mile range. I live abot 30 miles from this dealer. When i called them they said my address wasn't eligible.The only boradband people have in my area is hughesnet satellite.It seems Hughesnet doesn't want to offer their stimulus broadband in markets where they are the biggest provider. I live in a rural area of upstate ny. I saw a ad
for hughesnet broadband offering the stimulus package within a 60 mile range. I live abot 30 miles from this dealer. When i called them they said my address wasn’t eligible.The only boradband people have in my area is hughesnet satellite.It seems Hughesnet doesn’t want to offer their stimulus broadband in markets where they are the biggest provider.

]]> By: christopher mitchell http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/07/19/critics-lash-out-at-broadband-stimulus-grant-rules/#comment-38679 christopher mitchell Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:53:42 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=11143#comment-38679 There is nothing wrong with 768/200 for a broadband in a second rate nation that does not want to have the world's strongest economy any longer. Brett's $400/Mbps is due to overcharging by monopolistic providers, not a true reflection of the costs of bandwidth. There is nothing wrong with 768/200 for a broadband in a second rate nation that does not want to have the world’s strongest economy any longer.

Brett’s $400/Mbps is due to overcharging by monopolistic providers, not a true reflection of the costs of bandwidth.

]]> By: Brett Glass http://www.muniwireless.com/2009/07/19/critics-lash-out-at-broadband-stimulus-grant-rules/#comment-38664 Brett Glass Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:49:04 +0000 http://www.muniwireless.com/?p=11143#comment-38664 There is nothing wrong with a standard of 768/200 for "broadband." Remember, in many rural areas, bandwidth can cost $400 per Mbps per month or more. At that cost, even assuming 4x oversale (a risky proposition in these days of streaming video), a 768K line still costs the provider $76.80 at wholesale JUST FOR BANDWIDTH. And this doesn't cover equipment, support, or any of the provider's other costs, which would drive the price of the connection up to around $90 per month. Very few people want to pay that much for their Internet connections (most can pay about $30 or $40 per month), so even this standard may make service unaffordable. There is nothing wrong with a standard of 768/200 for “broadband.” Remember, in many rural areas, bandwidth can cost $400 per Mbps per month or more. At that cost, even assuming 4x oversale (a risky proposition in these days of streaming video), a 768K line still costs the provider $76.80 at wholesale JUST FOR BANDWIDTH. And this doesn’t cover equipment, support, or any of the provider’s other costs, which would drive the price of the connection up to around $90 per month.

Very few people want to pay that much for their Internet connections (most can pay about $30 or $40 per month), so even this standard may make service unaffordable.

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