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More on: PRESIDENT BUSH'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE BROADBAND ACCESS FAILS TO DEAL WITH REAL ISSUES
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 06:06:43 -0400
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:55:10 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org> Dave (for IP if you'd like): Bush's plan is remiss in another way as well. While it provides easements over Federal lands for power transmission lines and fiber, it does not provide access to those same lands for towers for wireless broadband. It thus favors the large telecomm and cable operators at the expense of wireless ISPs -- who, if allowed to build towers (or use existing ones) on the same land, can more effectively serve sparsely populated areas with far less capital expense, disturbance of the soil, or disruption of the environment. Bush's announcement that he is releasing new spectrum to be auctioned -- rather than used by unlicensed operators -- likewise favors large corporations (in this case, cellular operators) at the expense of rural wireless broadband providers. --Brett Glass ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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- More on: PRESIDENT BUSH'S PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE BROADBAND ACCESS FAILS TO DEAL WITH REAL ISSUES Dave Farber (Apr 29)