Joint Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Request for Information
Joint Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Request for Information
Date:
March 12, 2009
Docket Number:
090309298-9299-01
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives
"David Kartchner" <dave.kartchner@conxx.net>
Attached, please find the CONXX response to the NTIA/RUS BTOP RFI. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me at either of the numbers
below.
Best regards,
Dave Kartchner
David E. Kartchner
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Executive Vice President
CONXX, Inc.
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Cumberland, MD 21502
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Please see attachment below.
"Molloy, Janice" <JMOLLOY@solixinc.com>
Hello,
Attached please find the Solix and Vangent comments for the Broadband
Technology Opportunities Program.
Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me
on 973-581-7676
Eric Seguin
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"Jim Lindsey" <JLindsey@calibre-engineering.com>
My name is Jim Lindsey.
I am the director of Telecommunications for an Engineering and mapping
firm in Littleton Colorado.
Our firm is interested in any information and or updates available
regarding the Broadband stimulus act.
We would like to get involved by offering our services to the government
and or recipients of funds under this act.
Any information that would help us in getting plugged in would be
greatly appreciated.
If any information is requested from our firm, please feel free to
contact me via phone or e-mail.
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Infinera is the leading producer of long-haul optical neworking equipment in North America. We have pleasure in enclosing our recommendations for the broadband stimulus program. We have two principal recommendations, listed below, and a full discussion is in the attached letter from our CEO.
(1) The stimulus program guidelines should support US-based technologies and US companies that invest in R&D in the US.
(2) The guidelines should support green technologies, i.e. energy-efficient optical networking technologies.
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Kenneth Daniels <KDaniels@zhone.com>
Please allow me to comment on the dire employment situation we Americans
are facing.
I am a Manufacturing Engineer for Zhone Technologies, Inc., located in
Largo,Florida. We manufacture leading edge digital access, and
communications equipment. We are one of a dwindling number of
electronics firms that manufacture in the United States, because so many
companies choose to manufacture overseas. However, we have proven that
American workers can still compete, and that American technology is
still viable.
Regarding the Stimulus Package, which has provisions for $7.2B to expand
broadband, it is estimated that 60% of broadband infrastructure projects
will go to equipment vendors like us. However, many manufacturers build
their products in Asia. While I don't believe in outright protectionism,
I do feel that the investment dollars from this stimulus bill should be
targeted to promote the employment of Americans, and not create more
jobs for Asians.
Americans depend on their jobs for food, clothing, shelter, provisions,
and something other workers don't have to worry about, health care!
Please help Americans, by influencing the Departments of Commerce and
Agriculture to apply the Buy America provision, and avoid sending half
the $7.2B in broadband stimulus funds to support jobs in Asia.
Thank you very much.
Kenneth Daniels
Manufacturing Engineer
Zhone Technologies, Inc.
Largo, Florida
Houston Harris County Coalition
Please see attached.
"Kreinheder, Jack R (GOV)" <jack.kreinheder@alaska.gov>
Please see attached comments from the State of Alaska.
Jack Kreinheder
Office of Management and Budget
State of Alaska
Amy Monaco
Please devote resources now proposed for wireless broadband to fiber optic broadband and DSL instead.
Please consider these points:
1)The biological effects due to increased rf radiation must be examined and considered for all deployments. Each frequency has a unique bioactivity that must be determined.
2)New rf exposure standards based on the BioIntiative Report (publ. 08/07) need to be determined. (www.bioinitiative.org)
3)According to a study by the European Fiber to the Home Council, the CO2 emissions of the information and communications technology industry (ICT) exceeds that of the entire aviation industry. Most of these emissions are caused indirectly through the electricity produced to power the equipment and keep it cool. Next-generation fiber optic networks that carry exponentially more data than the old copper networks and are ten times more energy efficient. This is due to the fact that the loss of signal in optical fiber is less than in copper wire, which means lower-power transmitters can be used instead of the high-voltage electrical transmitters needed to amplify the signal in copper wires.
4)Many proposed systems could use wireline and/or fiber optic technology for the end of the line service to homes, etc.
Possible Solutions: Broadband over Telephone lines
Used in most cities
Infrastructure is already in place
Microfilters must be used because they allow your phones to work properly by blocking the High Frequency DSL signals from being transmitted through the telephones. DSL filters should be plugged into EVERY phone jack that has a phone.
786 kbps download speeds
Fiber Optics -
Download speed up to 2.5Gbps
Loss of signal in optical fiber is less than in copper wire, which means lower-power transmitters can be used instead of the high-voltage electrical transmitters needed to amplify the signal in copper wires.
Less susceptible than metal wires to interference.
Basic systems are capable of sending signals up to 5 Km over Multimode fiber and up to 80 KM over Singlemode without repeaters.
The photons traveling down a fiber cable are immune to the effects of electro-magnet and RF inference.
Almost unlimited capacity
Most secure - requires a detectable cut in cable to access impossible to passively listen or to tap into a fiber optic circuit.
Thank you,
Amy
P.S. See attachement - current cell antenna news in France
Brian Mefford
Comments of Brian Mefford, Chairmain & CEO of Connected Nation
Shmuel Feld
submitted as attachment.
Steven McGee
The Heart Beacon is awaiting a response from the Department of Homeland Security and is in the publication stage of the patent process. It is intended to be self funding and sustaining with
Native American indigenous sovereign nations leading.
The Heart Beacon is the basis for telecommunications infrastructure failover such as what would be tested at the Department of Energy NISAC facility yet was developed for low bandwidth tactical radio links to support operational schemes in harsh / remote (rural) environments.
- The heartbeat is simply an interval in time to gather more state meta than usual that in turn sets up enhanced network management mechanisms referred by the military as "maneuvering the network"
aiding in "spontaneous integration" of adhoc groups.
- It has been trained to soldiers implementing these procedures in conditions that would approximate less than optimal first responder conditions and is primarily a training challenge since these
procedures have been in use by the military for over a decade and in use by the DHS on their Blackberry and other handheld devices since 2004.
- APCO / NENA regulations stipulate the heartbeat sub protocol and heart beat messages as do financial SWIFT protocol systems and military network warfare systems = the same common denominators.
Without consistent, common use of these common denominators in use on every networked device on the planet a Single Integrated Operational Picture SIOP a.k.a. the grail as stated by Office
Secretary of Defense OSD IT personel is not achievable any time soon.
The military provides 20% of its own communications and the remainder it leases from telcos and large government contracts like NETWORX. The military would realize an 80% greater usage rate of their Network Centric Warfare and First Responders would be able to achieve data interoperability, synchronicity and the benefits of network centric operations -- not
to mention effectively respond to the next 9/11 type scenario currently impossible due to different data transaction formats and different data harvesting intervals... etc.
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Jacqueline McCarthy <Jacqueline.McCarthy@pcia.com>
To Whom It May Concern:
Attached please find comments of PCIA-The Wireless Infrastructure Association and The DAS Forum. We file these comments in response to the Joint Request for Information and Notice of Public Meetings, 74 Fed. Reg. 10716 (Mar. 12, 2009).
Please confirm receipt of these comments via reply email.
Best Regards,
Jackie McCarthy
Jackie McCarthy, Esq.
Director of Government Affairs
PCIA, The Wireless Infrastructure Association
901 N. Washington Street, Suite 600
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Christopher Guttman-McCabe
See attached.
"Eric Jensen" <eljensen@comcast.net>
fyi, just wanted to doubly ensure our comments were included in the policy deliberatioms for allocations of the broadband stimulus funding. Thank you.
Eric Jensen
Policy Counsel
National Tribal Telecommunications Association
519 Tennessee Ave
Alexandria, VA 22305
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"James McConnaughey" <jmcconnaughey@ntia.doc.gov>
The attached describes an April 14, 2009, meeting with NTIA staff and
David Townsend & Mark Kennet.
Shared Spectrum Company
Shared Spectrum Company respectfully submits the attached comments in response to the joint Request for Information issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Rural Utility Service on the implementation of the broadband provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).
James Driessen
Re"dish"tribution
Unlicensed spectrum is critical for the development of wireless computer networking. The pressing demand for wireless Internet provides us an opportunity to reconsider this experiment in unlicensed spectrum. "Community Mobile" is the template for new networks in the unlicensed spectrum that would promote the development of wireless Internet and our national interests.
"Mike Wilson" <mwilson@costquest.com>
Comments of CostQuest Associates and the LinkAmerica Alliance are attached.
CostQuest Associates and the LinkAMERICA Alliance believe the advancement of
(a) broadband deployment on the supply-side and (b) broadband-based
applications on the demand-side are vital enablers to the economic
opportunity and quality of life for all Americans. As such we stand in
strong support of the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP)
advanced by this proceeding.
CostQuest Associates and the LinkAMERICA Alliance are experienced broadband
mapping and assessment firms that encompass all key disciplines including
but not limited to broadband mapping, technology deployment assessment,
modeling of likely deployment costs, and the identification and assessment
of demand-side broadband applications.
CostQuest Associates and the LinkAMERICA Alliance submit the attached
comments for you review and consideration.
FYI - The comments were also submitted using the online form, but it appears
that the form is not working.
Mike Wilson
Vice President, Professional Services
CostQuest Associates
Bellevue, Washington
425.772.2261
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Brett Glass
Rural broadband provider Brett Glass, d/b/a LARIAT, respectfully submits the attached comment (see PDF file) for your consideration.
Arthur Firstenberg
I am resubmitting my comments, this time with formatting and in the form of a letter, so it will be easier to read.
Randy Carpenter
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Comments and Information attached
"NTIAHelpDesk NTIAHelpDesk" <NTIAHelpDesk@ntia.doc.gov>
>>> "Miron, Luc"
It appears that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania electronic submission
(copy attached) timestamped at 4:22pm on NTIA web site did not upload
properly. The PDF attachment converted into something completely
illegible. Link to defective upload is here:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/comment.cfm?e=AD88809A-9BEB-4A37-8540-0D42AADC1D64
I have re-submitted the Governor's Office submission.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Luc M Miron JD MBA
Governor's Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
717-533-3745
lmiron@state.pa.us
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From: Miron, Luc
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 4:22 PM
To: 'BTOP@ntia.doc.gov'
Subject: Commonwealth of PA submission [Docket No.
090309298-9299-01]
NTIA/RUS.
Please find attached written response from Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Governor's Office of Administration, related to joint RFI
issuance from NTIA/RUS re [Docket No. 090309298-9299-01].
Comments have also been electronically posted on NTIA website.
Thanks for your consideration of this matter.
Luc M. Miron JD MBA
Governor's Office of Administration
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA 17120
717-533-3745
<< File: 04 13 2009 FINAL SIGNED Response to NTIA - RUS Notice.pdf >>
Steve Smith
please see attached, thank you.
James Driessen
I hope this finds the Afternoon Roundtable on the Role of the States.
"It's the network"
Someone will have to actually visit and test drive the new technology. WE HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGY. Will one of you on the panal take the challange and vist and test drive a 15 millisecond handoff, fast roaming between nodes; 300 Mbps data rates per node; and excellent seamless convergence capabilities to traditional wireless carriers that we have?
If not, then the State will have to be given the guidelines for how to do this.
http://www.redishtribution.com/Community_Mobile.html
Gregory Rise
Replacement comments.
Replacement comments for initial submission made on March 25, 2009. This submission includes: 1)Public testimony at March 24th public meeting, 2) final expanded replacement comments, plus supporting letters from 3) NSPE, and 4) ACEC.
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RE: In the Matter of American and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband
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Wave2Wave in Response to Joint Request for Information
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)charges the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) with the task of disbursing $6.85 billion dollars via grants for broadband infrastructure and adoption programs. The FCC has also recently announced its intent to develop a national broadÂÂband plan.
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The Telecommunications Industry Association
The Telecommunications Industry Association respectfully submits its Comments on the Joint National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Rural Utilities Service Request for Information, Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.
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The Telecommunications Industry Association
Attached please find a letter from the Telecommunications Industry Association requesting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service, as it establishes a timeline for administering the Rural Development Broadband Program pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, expedite the broadband grant and loan award process and provide the first round of such awards well prior to the end of the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 2010).
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