Ensuring Effective Broadband Stimulus -- Analysis of Draft Economic Stimulus Legislation

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Bob Frankston" <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
Date: January 26, 2009 6:53:04 PM EST
To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Cc: <nnsquad () nnsquad org>
Subject: RE: [IP] Ensuring Effective Broadband Stimulus -- Analysis of  
Draft Economic Stimulus Legislation

Brett does raise some real concerns about micromanagement and a  
failure to address issues like the cost of backbone connectivity. The  
problem is that they are all interrelated and it’s hard to patch our  
way past the structural issues. We need to liberate the local WISPs  
and ISPs to support their customers rather than being trapped between  
the users and the larger providers.

But why are we trying to provide a stimulus when communities that are  
already stimulated – what they lack is the opportunity to create their  
own solutions.

If we’re going to debate the details of the FCC’s proposal shouldn’t  
we also question the premises and try for a larger vision? Broadband –  
be it a business model or a technology –is just a means. These days we  
need to understand markets and create opportunity. We can’t be naïve  
and assume it’s just about policy without the need for understanding.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 17:44
To: ip
Subject: [IP] Ensuring Effective Broadband Stimulus -- Analysis of  
Draft Economic Stimulus Legislation
Importance: High

I have not read it yet djf

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From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
Date: January 26, 2009 5:04:38 PM EST
To: dave () farber net, "Ip ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Ensuring Effective Broadband Stimulus -- Analysis of Draft
Economic Stimulus Legislation

Dave:

For IP, if you will.

The white paper at

http://www.brettglass.com/bbstim.pdf

contains a comprehensive analysis of the broadband-related provisions
of the "American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009" -- the new
"stimulus" bill. Please copy freely and circulate widely. The
provisions of the stimulus bill are vital not only to economic
recovery but to the future of broadband in the US. If the stimulus is
"done right," we'll see a surge in broadband availability and related
economic activity. If not, the US will remain behind the curve and the
resources devoted to the program will be wasted. The document contains
numerous Oxford-style footnotes with links to key source material,
including the draft legislation.

I am available to discuss these ideas and recommendations by phone or
e-mail, or (time permitting) to elaborate on them at conferences and
symposia where this and related topics are being discussed.

--Brett Glass, LARIAT

P.S. -- Those who have received earlier versions of the document via e-
mail should instead use and distribute the one at the link above, in
which several typographical errors from previous versions have been
corrected.





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