[RTC List] Broadband Stimulus Legislation

[Kevin Nelson]

Larry, this is right. This is why this stimulus plan must be opposed.
Congress promised us at least a 48 hour review of the bill before it got
passed. They are not doing that and are trying to ram-rod a "stimulus"
package with tons of spending that would take years to happen, while at the
same time potentially forcing huge inflation upon us in the not-so-distant
future.

 

Kevin

 

From: Larry Goldberg [mailto:larry at northcoast.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:39 AM
To: list at redwoodtech.org; wirelessfreedom at willitsonline.com
Subject: [RTC List] Broadband Stimulus Legislation

 

Got this today from WISPA (Wireless ISP Assn.) regarding the stimulus bill:

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From: announcements-bounces at wispa.org
[mailto:announcements-bounces at wispa.org] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:40 PM
To: announcements at wispa.org
Subject: Re: [WISPA Announcements] WISPA Urges Conference Committee to
AmendBroadband Stimulus Legislation

 

The bad news is... This simulus bill is all happening too fast. Because its
all on short notice, its not clear if our message gets heard in time, nor
whether there is time for legislators to write amendments on our behalf, if
they heard it.  The broadband piece is just one small component of the many
pages that Congress must debate in the stimulus package. What I'm getting at
is, in contrary to public opinion in the media, Broadband topics are not
getting the attention that they deserve in this proceeding at the
congressional level. We can only do the best we can, to attempt to get the
message out, and put it on the record. I'm suspecting that most of the
battle will get fought after legislation, lobbying for actual rules of
implentation, such as with NTIA.

 

I think we also need to be reminded that the Broadband Stimulus is not
likely going to be the only proceeding this year regarding Broadband.
Everytime we get a message to legislators, that message is eventually heard,
to effect the writting of future proposed bills that could be brought to
Congress. There is a new National Broadband Policy that needs to be defined
by our new President, both in Congress and at the FCC. This is just stage
one to help influence that policy.

 

Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband

Legislative Committee Chairman

 

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