Maybe we should worry about RFK at HHS.https://www.lightreading.com/regulatory-politics/trump-s-health-secretary-pick-has-said-wireless-tech-might-make-you-sick---- Original Message ----From: "Forrest Christian (List Account)" Sent: 11/19/2024 1:46:03 AMTo: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Subject: Re: [AFMUG] new FCC bossElon seems to be very anti-subsidy.? He has made multiple statements to that effect over the years when asked.? Even ones that would add funds to his own companies.?Obviously if the government is giving out money you'd rather them give it to you instead of your competition.? But as has been already said,? the money is rarely free.? I've gotten the impression that Musk is just tired of the government picking winners and losers and just want them to get out of the subsidy business.? I'm not a great fan of Musk in many ways,? but in this case I'd generally agree.If we're actually being honest, there really aren't many square miles in the US that can't get a usable broadband connection, assuming you believe like I do that Starlink is more than usable.? ?I have a starlink dish which I use on the rare occasions when my primary home link is down.? I don't remember the last time I saw a link test under 100mb/s when I've swapped over to it.? ?Latency is low enough I that I can't tell for sure which link I'm on.???Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 4:26 PM Dev <d...@logicalwebhost.com> wrote: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 HohhofSent:?Monday, November 18, 2024 3:38 PMTo:?'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?chuck@go-mtc.comSent:?Monday, November 18, 2024 1:54 PMTo:?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 PMTo:?AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group?Subject:?Re: [AFMUG] new FCC boss?Historically, Republicans were about reduced spending. That's gone.-----Mike HammettIntelligent Computing SolutionsMidwest Internet ExchangeThe Brothers WISPFrom:?chuck@go-mtc.comTo:?"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com>Sent:?Monday, November 18, 2024 1:42:39 PMSubject:?Re: [AFMUG] new FCC bossHistorically, 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 PMTo:?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. There's a Venn Diagram of sorts of things that are for and against small ISPs with both parties, with neither party really taking home the prize for best.-----Mike HammettIntelligent Computing SolutionsMidwest Internet ExchangeThe Brothers WISPFrom:?"Dev" <d...@logicalwebhost.com>To:?AF@af.afmug.comSent:?Monday, November 18, 2024 12:55:59 PMSubject:?[AFMUG] new FCC bossSo what will Carr do for/against the little guys??--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com?--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com?--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com?--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com--?AF mailing listAF@af.afmug.comhttp://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
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