My USF dollars at work… You’re welcome. I’d also appreciate it if we didn’t structure the subsidies such that it doesn’t make any economic sense to provide services to the middle-density market.
Owen > On May 30, 2021, at 13:56 , Blake Dunlap <iki...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The co op electric serving my families house in bfe tn that doesn't have > either sewer or cable managed to run hard fiber for dirt cheap to all their > subscribers. Its clear from that the problem isnt can't, it's won't. Setting > the bar so low that podunk wifi 300k links that barely have more backhaul > meet it only serves to limit the interest in fixing the problem correctly so > Darryl's wifi and plumbing doesn't have to invest more than 50 bucks for few > more years. We shouldn't be subsidizing ancient copper plants that are barely > maintained as it is simply because established companies want to collect the > gov'ment dole while doing bare minimum to zero work to actually make anything > better because it's better for their bottom line to keep everyone's > expectations firmly in the 90s or even 80s. > > On Sun, May 30, 2021, 12:54 Baldur Norddahl <baldur.nordd...@gmail.com > <mailto:baldur.nordd...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > søn. 30. maj 2021 15.29 skrev Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net > <mailto:na...@ics-il.net>>: > What can you do with 100 megs that you can't do with 25 megs and why should > anyone care? > > That is really the wrong question. People want 100 Mbps over 25 Mbps and > therefore it becomes a need for rural communities. Doesn't matter that > someone believes these people could do with less. > > The year is 2021 and perceived good internet is minimum 100 Mbps. > > Regards > > Baldur > >
