Ken, >From experience, any government grant/loan project will cost at least 50% more >to do than if the government wasn't involved.
I think we are too deep into the process to yank it back. Most states have already started, contracts have been signed. Best we can hope for is some of the unnecessary rules and reporting go away. -- Best regards, Mark mailto:m...@mailmt.com Myakka Communications www.Myakka.com ------ Friday, November 8, 2024, 12:22:43 PM, you wrote: KH> Same here. I see not just Starlink but 5G Home Internet (T-Mobile and KH> Verizon) and privately funded fiber racing to gain customers before BEAD KH> projects get built. If people are happy and the price is right, it's not KH> clear they would switch to the BEAD fiber once it gets built. And even with KH> the subsidies, fiber providers may prefer to spend their own money to build KH> in town where there is already a cable company offering 100/20 but with high KH> prices and unreliable service so they can easily gain market share. KH> I wonder if Elon wants BEAD money for Starlink (I'm still not clear on how KH> that would work), or just not to have government subsidized fiber take away KH> potential customers. KH> And as always, cellular and satellite providers want more spectrum. KH> -----Original Message----- KH> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi] KH> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 11:03 AM KH> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> KH> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: (and sorta not OT) Future of BEAD KH> Personally, I want BEAD dead. It's a huge waste of tax dollars when the KH> free market has solved it. KH> There are numerous options for nearly every single American. Take that KH> billion dollars and pay off 1/36000th of our debt. KH> Jim Bouse KH> Brazos WiFi KH> 979-999-7000 KH> -----Original Message----- KH> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Bill Prince KH> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 10:54 AM KH> To: AFMUG <af@af.afmug.com> KH> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: (and sorta not OT) Future of BEAD KH> I presume some (most?) of you are getting BEAD money. This is purely KH> speculation at this point, but it's always good to keep your eyes open. KH> https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/what-trump-win-could-mean-bead-prog KH> ram KH> -- KH> bp KH> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> KH> -- KH> AF mailing list KH> AF@af.afmug.com KH> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com KH> -- KH> AF mailing list KH> AF@af.afmug.com KH> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
