It seems likely that he’ll receive pressure to include Starlink in BEAD, since, you know, Elon. It seems opaque whether he’ll see the value of open/shared/lightly licensed spectrum, especially something sub 5GHz, but that’s what I want for Christmas, in case he calls and asks.
Maybe I should upgrade my phone so I don’t miss the call. > On Nov 18, 2024, at 3:01 PM, <ch...@go-mtc.com> <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > > When in college I was a fiscal conservative, small government, don’t waste > money. All except for pell grants... > > From: Ken Hohhof <> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:38 PM > To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss > > It’s hard to keep track, like I can’t remember are they going to ban Tiktok, > or save it? > > And are EVs good, or bad? > > And what if all the fiber techs are illegal immigrants? > > As far as BEAD, even without a DOGE department, a lot of people might agree > that BEAD is way too big and a waste of taxpayer money. But is it too late > to get the genie back in the bottle? Normally I would think so. But the > next administration is promising a lot of things that I would normally think > are too outside the box, so maybe BEAD could get cancelled or at least get a > severe haircut. > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of ch...@go-mtc.com > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 1:54 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss > > We will see. We can hope. > From: Mike Hammett > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 12:50 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss > > Historically, Republicans were about reduced spending. That's gone. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > From: ch...@go-mtc.com <> > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com <>> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 1:42:39 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss > > Historically, republican administrations were always against the USDA RUS > programs. I presume they will be against the Bead if they can be. As far as > the FCC goes, one would think Elon would be no friend to the WISPS. Who > knows.... > > > > From: Dev > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 12:08 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss > > I see this in Politico "Carr has repeatedly pushed for a more aggressive plan > to free up wireless spectrum for the private sector” and wonder what that > means, aside from auctioning it all off to VZ/ATT/etc., will we get any > without billions to spend? > >> On Nov 18, 2024, at 11:01 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net <>> wrote: >> >> I said this to someone on FB: >> >> What is the source of your appreciation for Carr? Is it something solid like >> a variety of specific policy proposals he has talked about or is it simply >> because he said things favorably of your preferred political candidate? >> >> Neither party is really all that great for small operators. 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