It seems like they are trying to replicate rural electrification, or the interstate highway system.
The problem is, with Internet technology, if it takes government money 5-10 years to plan and build it, the problem has solved itself by then. Or the government funded solution is obsolete by then. Yes, I know that’s why the preference for fiber, because glass is supposedly future proof. And I am somewhat receptive to that argument, but back to the fact that much of the broadband availability problem has already solved itself since 2022 and BEAD hasn’t built anything yet. And I believe it would be solving itself faster if ISPs weren’t waiting to see where the government money goes. Why build it with your own money, if you can get a subsidy? Or if someone else will get a subsidy and render your investment worthless. From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 11:14 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BEAD That's fine, but why fund satellite? It's already built, and people can already buy it. The point is to get them something better. _____ From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com> > on behalf of Steve Jones <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 11:40 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] BEAD they should not allow fixed wireless, they never should have allowed technology with a short shelf life On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> > wrote: Well.... https://bsky.app/profile/craigsilverman.bsky.social/post/3lkiye5n2dk2p https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/s/seq3uoU1L5 The director of BEAD quit. He says the previous rules interpreted the bill to mean that only FTTH would meet the performance and future-proofing requirements. He is claiming that there are proposed rule changes that will allow Starlink but not allow fixed wireless. I don't know whether the changes intentionally benefit Starlink, but this guy is crying foul and felt strongly enough about it to resign over it. -Adam _____ From: AF on behalf of Ken Hohhof Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 12:19 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] BEAD 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 <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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