Of necessity >

“While it’s a fiber-first program, it’s going to take an ‘all of the above’ approach in terms of alternative technologies that will need to be employed to reach the unserved,” said Lovelace. “Our preference is fiber, but the reality is with geography we are going

'Reports from Ericsson and J.D. Power showed FWA's triumph over cable and its strong competition with fiber in customer satisfaction'

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Fierce Network #WISPs

Exactly the problem >

'[Net Neutrality/utility regulation helps] discourage companies from trying things...'

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The FCC Michael Hiltzik

I can't wait!

Louis Peraertz: FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules Don't Help Bridge Digital Divides

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Breakfast Media #WISPs The FCC

WISPAPALOOZA call for speakers, topics survey:

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#WISPA PALOOZA #WISPA #WISPs

The FCC just voted 3-2 in favor of President Biden’s plan for increasing government control of the Internet.

It’s an unlawful power grab sold in the name of “net neutrality.”

I delivered this statement in opposition:

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The order, [WISPA's Louis Peraertz] said, “will have costly, cascading and pernicious effects on broadband access, especially for rural ISPs and their customers. In a practical sense, ISPs will have to ask the FCC permission to do most anything to avoid agency liability, creating

“Small broadband providers do not have the market power or the incentive to engage in the conduct these rules are meant to prohibit – blocking of lawful content, throttling, and paid prioritization of content from affiliates,” [said WISPA's] Louis Peraertz.

'WISPA is disappointed by today's action to impose utility regulation on the broadband industry,' said Louis Peraertz, VP of policy for the fixed wireless trade group WISPA–The Association for Broadband Without Boundaries.

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Light Reading The FCC

Someone in the near future is going to be asking 'what happened to all that money that was going to build internet to all homes in the US?' Remember this day. #netneutrality

WISPA Disappointed by FCC Vote to Impose Stifling Utility Rules on Broadband Providers

Statement here: wispa.org/blog/wispa-dis…

The FCC #WISPs

On the Broadband Breakfast homepage right now, Ted Hearn writes: “Did Jessica Rosenworcel Make Changes to the Net Neutrality Draft Rules? The FCC officials have spent the last few weeks fielding all sorts of entreaties | Breakfast Media | buff.ly/3UzIEwB

WISPA, Other Groups File Petition to Overturn FCC Digital Discrimination Order

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The FCC #WISPs

Brendan Carr NTIA And last snippet, here is a clip from my videocast discussing NTIA's disregard for tech neutrality in BEAD and key quote: youtube.com/watch?v=PTr8GY…

Good stuff. BITAG 'Overview of Broadband Technologies' Report, Jan 2024 >

Conclusion: '...[T]here is not one 'best' technology that should be a default choice - but that across a wide geography of a state or the country that the best answer is to select a mix of technologies

Check out my latest op-ed in Washington Examiner on the push by the FCC on Net Neutrality, Digital Discrimination, and Data Security and the larger goal against broadband services.
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WISPA calls for small business exemption from
The FCC proposed #netneutrality /Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet rules.

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