Starlink already claims almost every location in the fabric, so worst case this is a push and nobody gets money. You don't get money if the locations are serviceable. If anything this is a good thing for Wisps because it is status-quo... unless you really wanted govt money I guess.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > NY State subsidized satellite installs in their broadband program, but > I’ll tell you most of the residents I spoke to considered it a cheap cop > out. They could already get satellite if that was what they wanted. > Covering the installation fee probably helps *someone*, but most people > who could afford the monthly fee could have afforded the installation too. > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> on behalf of Darin Steffl < > darin.ste...@mnwifi.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 20, 2025 12:26:12 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] BEAD > > I prefer this to be the last govt money spent on broadband. So get as much > fiber built as possible for a reasonable cost per passing. And let FWA and > starlink handle the rest. 100% of homes can be covered with this hybrid > approach. Where fiber is affordable, build it. Otherwise use the more > affordable options where fiber isn't feasible. None of this $10k to $200k > per passing BS for fiber that likely never pays off. If someone truly lives > that far off the grid, they shouldn't expect subsidized fiber builds when > FWA or starlink will suffice. No one is stopping someone from building > fiber to a high cost location but it shouldn't be subsidized. > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025, 10:15 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > > LOL > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 3/19/2025 9:19 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > I’m surprised BEAD hasn’t run into problems because the E stands for > Equity and DEI is now banned. > > > > But if they eliminate the E, would it just be BAD? > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > 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 >
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