BTOP Comments

Point of Contact

2009-07-01T22:00:00Z

A former colleague has contacted me and has interest in the BTOP grant application process.  To whom shall I direct his call?  Thank you.

Bill Fleming
Deputy Director
Office of the Secretary
Office of Human Resources Management
202 482 4807

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FW: Information request

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

From: Jenny Council [mailto:Jenny@netcorps.org]
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:41 PM
To: broadbandusa
Subject: Information request

Your website refers people to a FAQ page for information.  The FAQ page actually contains no information, and actually no Questions!  just 2 headings with links, which are in so much jargon that I have no idea what they mean.

The website has no information on the program, it's purpose, goals, no information on who is eligible for funding, or for what kinds of projects, absolutely no overview whatsoever.  This is one of the poorest websites I've seen for a decade.

I want to know about the program in general, who is eligible to apply, how the community can get involved in bringing broadband services to rural areas.   I notice that there are workshops, all located in large metropolitan areas, and the closest well over 1000 miles away.

Please post information on this website that the general public can understand, and also send me a copy of some overview materials.

Sincerely
Jenny Council
Southern Oregon Program Manager

NetCorps

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Jenny Council
Southern Oregon Program Manager

Higher Education Center
101 S Bartlett St
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 951-7201

1245 Pearl St
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 465-1127

July Workshop

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

Hello,

I have registered for the July workshop in Boston.  I do not find
information about the times for the workshop.  Can you provide the start
and end times?  I apologize if it's there I just can't see it.

Thanks, Phil

Phillip Lindley
Executive Director
ConnectME Authority
138 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333-0138

E:  phil.lindley@maine.gov
P: (207) 624-9970
C: (207) 441-0498
W: www.maine.gov/connectme/

FW: late comments on grant application

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

From: Alan Wallen [mailto:arivaca.com@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:48 PM
To: broadbandusa
Subject: late comments on grant application

Hi,

Is there someone there that can discuss my concerns?
I submitted the following on the online comment form:

After reading the grant application guidelines, I am struck by the lack monies available for accounting.  Even in the awarding of this (BTOP) program's funding, congress had the good sense to send some money to the GAO to make sure of the accounting and accountability of the program. While large corporations already have massive accounting departments that can easily handle the paperwork generated by receiving a grant, most small businesses will have trouble filing the appropriate documents, because there is no money available in the grant to pay for such.  Therefore, expect many applications from medium to large companies; I think most of the small companies can't afford your grants.
Many small internet providers have found their niche in communities that are not profitable enough for large corporations. While not wanting the burden of the rural internet user, but also not able to compete in these areas with the small rural ISP, large corporations can use these grants to try to drive their only competition out of business.
While this comment is filed after the deadline for comments,  I hope that it may still be read and give one pause, as I believe driving small business out of business was not the intent of federal stimulus package.

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my home phone is 520-398-3009
I think a change in the guidelines that encourages the applicant to list the cost of grant administration in their grant proposal would allow many smaller businesses to apply and actually succeed in securing these grants.

Here is a quick and crude "real world" example:
If I apply for $100,000 to upgrade backhaul facilities so that I can expand my business over the next 3 years from 100 customers to 1000 customers.  I won't actually see a real revenue boost for at least 1 year after the grant money is received.  But to administer the grant and file all of the paperwork involved, I will need to hire an accountant.  Even the cheapest accountant I know would not work for less than $30,000 per year.  So, the actual cost of the grant should be listed as something like the following:

                  Backhaul upgrade

equipment
  cisco this ..................... $10,000
  routers that ................ $8,000
  media converter .........$2,000
  whatever else ..............$50,000
--------------------------------------------
                                           $70,000
Labor
    trenches ....................$20,000
    construction..............$10,000
---------------------------------------------
                                         $30,000

Administration
    grant application ......$5,000
    monthly reports ........$15,000
    accounting services ..$10,000
----------------------------------------------
                                           $30,000

Grant total $130,000

---------------------

Thanks for your time,
Alan Wallen

BTOP Workshop times

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

I signed up for the BTOP workshop in the Washington, DC Area at the Gaylord
National Resort & Convention Center on July 7.  But, I noticed there is no
information on what time the workshop starts.  What is the start time?





Jess Posey
CEO & President
TelePulse Technologies Corporation
Tel: 1-856-264-3961
  jessposey@telepulsetech.com

BTOP Workshops

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

I may not be able to attend the workshops re the Broadband NOFA.  Is it
possible to listen to the workshops via teleconference or on line
access?  If I have specific questions on the NOFA, who should I contact?

 

Thanks

 

Mark Molisani

Government Grants Officer

Visiting Nurse Service of New York

1250 Broadway

New York, NY 10001

Voice: 212-609-7278

Email: mark.molisani@vnsny.org

Federal Stimulus funds

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

I want to chime in on problems with at least one Internet Service
Provider I'm sure is eager to get their hands on our $.  Charter
Communications has for years abused its customers by providing poor
customer service, low quality of service, and an overall lack of
concern for customer opinions.  I've even been illegally threatened
to have my service terminated for complaining to upper management
(I'm happy to provide you with a copy of that letter and the
subsequent chats I had with a lawyer in the NC AG's office who
resolved it).  Charter has decided that it will force customers to
pay $140/month for broadband if they don't want to worry about how
much they download and have failed to provide any tools for those of
us who refuse to pay their extortion to monitor how much we've
used.  Charter also fails to provide advertised bandwidth, even when
testing from their own speed servers.

Please do NOT give ANY of my $$$ to ANY ISP that decides that they
are going to extort $ from paying customers for bandwidth usage.

Sincerely,
Brian S. Bergin

157 Piney Creek Ln
Boone, NC 28607-5114
(828) 265-1234

http://www.bergin.us

PACE Adult Computer Literarcy/Broadband Technology Training

2009-07-01T21:00:00Z

Hi - we are wanting to submit a Proposal for ARRA moneys for continuation of our computer/broadband classes. I was told the 'rules' came out today and I'm looking for that document and application. Can you help me out please? Thanks so much.

Carolyn

Carolyn D. King, Th.D
Orchard Place - PACE Juvenile Center
Executive Assistant
620 8th Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
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FW: July Workshop

2009-07-01T20:00:00Z

From: Byrne, Jacqueline [mailto:JByrne@COMMPROD.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:13 PM
To: broadbandusa
Subject: July Workshop

I just registered 2 individuals to attend a July workshop in the Washington DC area at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on July 7.  The confirmation does not provide starting/ending times.  Could you please let me know the schedule as we will be flying from Indianapolis, IN.

Thank you.

Jackie Byrne
Human Resources
Communications Products, Inc.
7301 E. 90th Street, Suite 111
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Phone:  317-595-7879
Fax: 317-596-7938

Web Form Comment

2009-07-01T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	na
Law firm:	na
Attorney:	na
Email:	arivaca@qwestoffice.net
Address:	na
	na
	Arivaca, AZ 85601

After reading the grant application guidelines, I am struck by the lack monies available for accounting. Even in the awarding of this (BTOP) program's funding, congress had the good sense to send some money to the GAO to make sure of the accounting and accountability of the program. While large corporations already have massive accounting departments that can easily handle the paperwork generated by receiving a grant, most small businesses will have trouble filing the appropriate documents, because there is no money available in the grant to pay for such. Therefore, expect many applications from medium to large companies; I think most of the small companies can't afford your grants.
Many small internet providers have found their niche in communities that are not profitable enough for large corporations. While not wanting the burden of the rural internet user, but also not able to compete in these areas with the small rural ISP, large corporations can use these grants to try to drive their only competition out of business.
While this comment is filed after the deadline for comments, I hope that it may still be read and give one pause, as I believe driving small business out of business was not the intent of federal stimulus package.

Grant Info

2009-07-01T16:00:00Z

Sirs

   We are rural Internet Provider in NW Illinois.  We are trying to reach users that live outside of the urban areas of Jo Daviess and Stephenson  Counties.  We would like to know of any grant opportunities available in our region.  We have sold dial up Internet for 10 years and now are providing broadband to our customers.

Regards

Bill L Williams
Jedi Computing
102 S Main St
Stockton, IL  61085
815-947-2074

2009-07-01T15:00:00Z

Will the NOFA be released today?  If so, do you know when and will it be
on the NTIA website?

Glenn S. Richards | Partner 
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 
Tel: 202.663.8215 | Fax: 202.513.8006 | Cell: 301.518.1994 
2300 N Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037-1122 
Email: glenn.richards@pillsburylaw.com 
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Web Form Comment

2009-07-01T15:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	M van de SDandt
Email:	mvandes@q.com
Address:	PO Box 172
	Mead, CO 80542

Please add me to your mailing list for BTOP and RUS Broadband grant information and applications updates.

Web Form Comment

2009-07-01T15:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	James Sprayberry
Email:	msprayberry@tcsd.k12.ms.us
Address:	15355 Brownsferry Rd
	Sarah, MS 38665

I am a school teacher in a rural area. We have only dial up in our area. It is very slow. It is difficult to do any type of school work online. There are resources that I could use if I had more time and was able load at high speed. When will the broadband grant be avalible for this area.
Thanks, James Sprayberry

Web Form Comment

2009-07-01T15:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	34 Russell Road
Email:	jwguzzo@hvwisp.com
Address:	34 Russell Road
	Albany, NY 12205

My company currently operates in Upstate New York and provides Broadband access (Fixed Wireless) to rural parts of Columbia, Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Rensselaer, Washington and Warren Counties.
We are interested in applying for the grants to expand coverage to unserved areas. Many local communities have pledged their support in helping us to apply for the BTOP grants.

The grants are intended to support rural (unserved) communities. Wireless is a preferred method in deploying affordable “Last Mile” access in rural areas.

Unfortunately most Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP’s) do not have the lobbying power to obtain these grants.

The Cable, Incumbent Telco, CLEC and Cellular operators usually have the political influence to obtain the grants. Old politics aside, we hope that local service providers will be given the same opportunity as the larger incumbents and Cellular companies.

We recommend that the grants be administered to the companies that best demonstrate the ability to:

1. Create a sustainable business model
2. Provide affordable broadband access to Unserved areas (Low Monthly Rate)
3. Provide extremely affordable access to underserved areas
4. Deliver service to the most subscribers at the lowest cost (Lowest cost per Subscriber)
5. Provide FREE access to Public Safety, Educational and Government Agencies
6. Deploy services quickly and easily

Web Form Comment

2009-06-29T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	CTIA – The Wireless Association®
Email:	bjosef@ctia.org
Address:	1400 16th Street, NW
	Suite 600
	Washington, DC 20036

Please see attached letter.

Attachments

090629 - FILED Broadband Mapping Letter.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-29T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Gerald Philipp
Email:	gphilipp@golng.com
Address:	22588 Vineyard Circle
	Mattawan, MI 49071

Please add me to your mailing list for the upcoming grant projects and recovery funding information.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-29T01:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	JMONDAK@MSN.COM
Email:	JMONDAK@MSN.COM
Address:	POB 9520
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Attachments

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2009-06-27T02:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	jacob
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	touire,tuinisia, OTHER 7112

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T23:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Email:	sara@behavioraleconomics.net
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

I have two quick questions:

1. I notice that many people have written in asking to be put on your mailing list. Is there a mailing list, or is the RSS feed its functional equivalent? If there is a mailing list of which I am not aware, please add me to it.

2. When will RFP's (AKA NOFA's) be issued? Are there deadlines for the submission of information, and if so, what are they? Are there any other submission requirements of which I am not aware? If so, I would be grateful if you could add me to any mailing list or tell me where - online or off - I can access this information.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	600 Mountain Ave.
Address:	jmarinho@alcatel-lucent.com
	Murray Hill, NJ 07974

Please see attachment

Attachments

062609 Alcatel-Lucent Letter.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T19:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Carol C. McDonough, Ph.D. Professor of Economics
Email:	Carol_Mcdonough@uml.edu
Address:	5 Comanche Place
	Andover, MA 01810

Comments are attached

Attachments

broadband grant.doc

Response to Claims Made by Infinera

2009-06-26T18:00:00Z

On behalf of Alcatel-Lucent, please see the attached file.

Thank you,

John A. Marinho
Alcatel-Lucent
Vice President
Americas Region
Public Affairs
600 Mountain Avenue
Room: 6A-308
Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA
Email: jmarinho@alcatel-lucent.com
Phone: +1-908-582-6150
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Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Carl Watson
Address:	BTOP@ntia.doc.gov
	GREENVILLE, SC 29611

BTOP Committees,
Hello my name is Carl Watson, I would like for my company, Innovative Technology, to be considered to participate in the BTOP grant program. Innovative Technology trains unemployed people in South Carolina to prepare them for careers with AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast Communications, and any other low voltage wiring companies. At the same time, we plan to hire 70% of all the trainees. We train using the BICSI ITS manual, we focus on the duties of BICSI installer 2, but realize when we go to take the test they can only take the Installer 1 certification, because of a two year in the field rule. Innovative Technology is registered for state, county and city procurement and actively seeking partnerships with commercial builders and custom home builders.
The BTOP program would be a very good asset for us and we would be a great asset for the program, we would have almost unlimited number of qualified workers and could handle all of South Carolina with pride and zeal.
Thank You
Carl Watson
Innovative Technology
135 Commons Way
Greenville SC 29611
864-269-7770

Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Wes Rosenbalm
Email:	wesr@bvub.com
Address:	15022 Lee Highway
	Bristol, VA 24202

Please see attached letter.

Attachments

Buy American Letter 6.3.2009.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Anthony Puorro, FACHE, FHFMA, President
Email:	apuorro@roselandhospital.org
Address:	45 West 11th Street
	Chicago, IL 60628

In signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama made clear his desire to have funds expeditiously made available to the American people, business and industry toward economic recovery.
We at Roseland Community Hospital are concerned that the Broadband Techmology Opportunities Programs'dollars have not been made available at this time and wish to register our concern on the timeliness of RFP process and our continued interest in this program.
Please let us know as soon as possible about the timelines, availability and grants making process for these dollars, as well as the related regional grant workshops. We would also request that we be added to the distribution list as follows:

Anthony Puorro, FACHE, FHFMA
President
Roseland Community Hospital
45 West 111th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60628

Thank you for consideration.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-26T18:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Lawrence Sarjeant
Email:	lawrence.sarjeant@qwest.com
Address:	607 14th Street, NW
	Suite 950
	Washington, DC 20005

Please add me to your electronic distribution list for all press releases, announcements and notifications concerning the BTOP and the RUS Recovery Act broadband grant, loan and loan guarantee program.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-24T11:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	STSLLC
Email:	sfeld@stsllcchange.com
Address:	1719 Noyes Lane
	Silver Spring, MD 20910

submitted as attachment.

Attachments

Broadband plan filing (NTIA).doc

Web Form Comment

2009-06-23T19:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Tracy Jenkins Winchester
Email:	tjwinchester@colourstv.org
Address:	200 Quebec St., Bldg.600, Ste.209
	Denver, CO 80230

CoLours TV is a multicultural, non-profit, cable and satellite network distributed in 17 million tv households nationwide. We would like to be included on your distribution list for the grant application process and all rules and information pertaining to the ARRA 's adoption of broadband services for the underserved. Thank you.

RE: NTIA & RUS RFP and app submission Date Status

2009-06-23T17:00:00Z

We are hoping to release the Notice of Funds Availability by the end of
this month or early July.
 

Mary Campanola
Outreach Coordinator
USDA Rural Development
Rural Utilities Service
Telecommunications Program
202-720-8822 (voice)
202-720-0810 (fax)
mary.campanola@wdc.usda.gov



 

________________________________

From: Alfred Barr [mailto:abarr@communik.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:15 AM
To: BTOP@ntia.doc.gov; bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; Campanola, Mary -
Washington, DC
Subject: RE: NTIA & RUS RFP and app submission Date Status
Importance: High



Ms. Brown and Campanola;

 

During a teleconference today with DMS of Florida, there was mentioned a
release of dates for potential release of information.

 

In my review of the NTIA web site, 
http://www.ntiadoc.gov/broadbandgrants/index.html
  , I am not able to
find any updates after May 18, 2009.

 

Can you provide us with options to review updated information on actual
or prospective dates for release of information and or of projected
application submission or RFP releases.

 

 

Thank you

 

Alfred Barr
Managing General Partner
Global Wireless Communications

Formerly VCS Interactive, LLC
550 N. Reo Street, Suite 300
Tampa, FL  33609
813-767-2270 - Cell phone
Web Site - www.communik.net

 

 
 

 

 

 

Click Hyperlink for video demo

  http://www.communik.net/?pagename=video_clip
 

 

*** Non-Public: For Internal Use Only ***

 

This transmission in its entirety are private and confidential.  Any
reproduction of the information contained is prohibited.  Any person
receiving this transmission by unauthorized parties or error, should
immediately destroy or delete this transmission.  This communication is
not a solicitation for investment.  Any use of this information without
the direct consent of the author, of this transmission is prohibited by
law.

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-23T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stephen L. Goodman
Law firm:	Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC
Email:	SGoodman@ButzelTP.com
Address:	1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
	Suite 300
	Washington, DC 20006

Last week ADTRAN's CTO met with OPAD staff to discuss developments in broadband access technologies. The attached slides were the basis of the presentation. Although not specifically addressing the NTIA broadband grant program, ADTRAN is submitting this material into that record out of an abundance of caution, because some of the materials may be relevant to this proceeding.

Attachments

Access Technology Presentatioin 6-09.pdf

RE: NTIA & RUS RFP and app submission Date Status

2009-06-23T16:00:00Z

Ms. Brown and Campanola;

 

During a teleconference today with DMS of Florida, there was mentioned a
release of dates for potential release of information.

 

In my review of the NTIA web site,
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/index.html , I am not able to find
any updates after May 18, 2009.

 

Can you provide us with options to review updated information on actual or
prospective dates for release of information and or of projected application
submission or RFP releases.

 

 

Thank you

 

Alfred Barr
Managing General Partner
Global Wireless Communications

Formerly VCS Interactive, LLC
550 N. Reo Street, Suite 300
Tampa, FL  33609
813-767-2270 - Cell phone
Web Site - www.communik.net




 

 

 

 

Click Hyperlink for video demo

   
http://www.communik.net/?pagename=video_clip

 

*** Non-Public: For Internal Use Only ***

 

This transmission in its entirety are private and confidential.  Any
reproduction of the information contained is prohibited.  Any person
receiving this transmission by unauthorized parties or error, should
immediately destroy or delete this transmission.  This communication is not
a solicitation for investment.  Any use of this information without the
direct consent of the author, of this transmission is prohibited by law.

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Notifications of Public Meetings

2009-06-23T15:00:00Z

Please be advised that Rural Broadcasting Service (RBS) working on
behalf of Rural Community Broadcasting Service (RCBS) a 501(c)3 Non-
Profit Corporation dedicated to the expansion and implementation of
Rural Broadband Capability in all Rural areas of Louisiana, wish to
participate and engage with the BTOP initiative to take full
advantage of resources made available to bring rural Louisiana areas
into the 21st Century Broadband Technology World.

RBS has implementing and tested technology capabilities in Rural
Louisiana, for the past five years. Please Visit the RBS web site at
http://www.rbs100.com and review the "WHO WE ARE" for a brief
synopsis of who we are and our goals and objectives. Then view our
"RBS Viewing" which is our sample content airings. As you can see we
are an ideal candidate for the potential BTOP Funding initiative.

If we can provide further information,, please contact us.

Respectfully,



Bill Depew
Rural Broadcasting Service
225-784-1013

Contact Via: honda190@w.cn

2009-06-23T15:00:00Z

1,750,000GBP was awarded to you by the Honda Company, Send us your Name,Address,Tell/Sex,Country.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-23T00:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	CTIA - The Wireless Association, et al.
Address:	Christopher Guttman-McCabe
	1400 16th Street, N.W., Suite 600
	Washington, DC 20036

SEE ATTACHED LETTER REGARDING AVOIDING UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN DEPLOYING BTOP-FUNDED BROADBAND FACILITIES.

Attachments

Joint Association Letter to Locke.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-22T22:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Temple Strategies
Law firm:	Temple Strategies
Attorney:	Joel Bernstein
Email:	jb@templestrategies.com
Address:	2120 L Street, NW, Suite 850
	Washington, DC 20037

Please see the attached letter from Jagdeep Singh, CEO of Infinera Corporation, regarding the Buy American provisions of ARRA, and correcting some information on the record about the U.S. broadband manufacturing market.

Respectfully,

Joel Bernstein
On behalf of Infinera Corporation

Attachments

Infinera letter to NITA and RUS (June 22) .pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-22T19:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Garry forger
Address:	1077 North Highland Ave
	Tucson, AZ 85721-0073

Please add me to the mailing list. gforger@email.arizona.edu

Request to be put on email recipient list for underserved broadbant area grants

2009-06-22T16:00:00Z

Dear NTIA -



The state of Oregon asked us to participate in a grant process regarding the
telecom grant provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT
(ARRA).  We received a letter from Oregon state (Govern Kulongoski's office)
stating that NTIA and USDA (RUS) are still reviewing the grant rules for
these projects.



We would like to make a grant filing when the rules become available.  Call
Plan has been a carrier in Oregon since 2002 and has the experience to
deploy a successful broadband project to benefit Oregon state.



Thanks -



Nathan Wilson

General Manager, Call Plan USA

Mobile: (480) 606-8212

Verizon Hub Phone: (623) 255-3205

Email: nathan@cptg.com

Email: callplanusa@q.com

Web: http://www.CPTG.com

Add to NTIA mailing list

2009-06-21T05:00:00Z

Please add me to your mailing list for the upcoming grant projects and recovery funding information.

Thank you very much.

Robert Ebert
robert@rio.com
503-577-8323

--

Robert Ebert

VirtualDesign.com
r.ebert@virtualdesign.com
503-577-8323

Web Form Comment

2009-06-19T19:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Terra Verde Advisors LLC
Email:	paul@terraverde.us.com
Address:	1170 Butterfield Road
	San Anselmo, CA 94960

Please add me to your electronic distribution list for all press releases, announcements and notifications.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-18T22:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Attorney:	Jason Goldman
Email:	jgoldman@uschamber.com
Address:	1615 H Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20062

Please see the attached letter from R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President for Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urging the Rural Utilities Service to adopt rules that would award Rural Development Broadband Program grants and loans funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on an expedited basis to reputable applicants who demonstrate that they have ready-to-go projects that will bring broadband to unserved areas.

Sincerely,
Jason Goldman

===

Jason D. Goldman
Counsel, Telecommunications & E-Commerce
Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
Tel: 202-463-5949
Fax: 202-887-3445
E-mail: jgoldman@uschamber.com

Attachments

U.S. Chamber Urges Expedited Process for RUS Broadband Stimulus Funding.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-18T22:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Attorney:	Jason Goldman
Email:	jgoldman@uschamber.com
Address:	1615 H Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20062

Please see the attached letter from R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President for Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urging the NTIA to adopt rules that would award Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on an expedited basis to reputable applicants who demonstrate that they have ready-to-go projects that will bring broadband to unserved areas or spur broadband adoption.

Sincerely,
Jason Goldman

===

Jason D. Goldman
Counsel, Telecommunications & E-Commerce
Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs Division
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
Tel: 202-463-5949
Fax: 202-887-3445
E-mail: jgoldman@uschamber.com

Attachments

U.S. Chamber Urges Expedited Process for NTIA BTOP Funding.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-18T03:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Bala Sankar
Email:	california.bala@gmail.com
Address:	4104 Thain Way
	Palo Alto, CA 94306

When economists say "recession" people panic.
When economists say "The Economy is in Depression," people jump out of windows.
But the truth is, economists are much like sports commentators. They are not players in the actual game.

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So, what's the turn-around strategy? Create and inspire more innovators...
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The Path: Web On-The-Go.
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This book presents innovative ideas via with fictionalized examples about the Wireless Web On-The-Go.
It is a book for all executives, engineers and general public.
Title: Web On-The-Go.
Subtitle: A Preview of The Way of Living in the Wireless Web World.
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv9sxJdy-io
eBook now available at: http://tinyurl.com/web-on-the-go-ebook

RE: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-06-17T14:01:00Z

We are still working on it.  We expect to publish it by the end of June
or beginning of July. 


Mary Campanola
Outreach Coordinator
USDA Rural Development
Rural Utilities Service
Telecommunications Program
202-720-8822 (voice)
202-720-0810 (fax)
mary.campanola@wdc.usda.gov
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Abraham [mailto:charles.abraham@satius.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:49 PM
To: Campanola, Mary - Washington, DC
Cc: btop@ntia.doc.gov; bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; press@ntia.doc.gov;
Fletcher, Jay - Washington, DC
Subject: Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

Mrs. Campanola:

Any update on the Notice of Funding Availability for broadband and Rural

Area broadband grants?

Regards,

Charles Abraham

, Mary - Washington, DC wrote:

>We have not yet finalized our program.  The program requirements will
be
>included in a Notice of Funding Availability which will be published
>this summer.  It will be published in the Federal Register and on our
>website at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom
>
>Thank you for your interest. 
>
>
>Mary Campanola
>Outreach Coordinator
>USDA Rural Development
>Rural Utilities Service
>Telecommunications Program
>202-720-8822 (voice)
>202-720-0810 (fax)
>mary.campanola@wdc.usda.gov
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Abraham [mailto:charlesabraham@earthlink.net] 
>Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:23 PM
>To: Charles Abraham
>Cc: btop@ntia.doc.gov; bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; Campanola, Mary -
>Washington, DC; press@ntia.doc.gov; Fletcher, Jay - Washington, DC
>Subject: Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products
>
>Dear Sir:
>
>
>Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance

>for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband
last
>
>mile communication.
>
>Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that 
>communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile 
>broadband communication needs without any installations.
>
>AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size 
>transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any 
>installations for the last mile communication needs.
>
>AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be 
>plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate 
>within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last 
>mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.
>
>These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV
broadcasting,
>
>and more.
>
>Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to

>implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for 
>rural area broadband deployment.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles Abraham
>President
>Satius Inc.
>Tel: 240-481-1776
>
>
>
>
>
>  
>

Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-06-16T22:01:00Z

Mrs. Campanola:

Any update on the Notice of Funding Availability for broadband and Rural
Area broadband grants?

Regards,

Charles Abraham

, Mary - Washington, DC wrote:

>We have not yet finalized our program.  The program requirements will be
>included in a Notice of Funding Availability which will be published
>this summer.  It will be published in the Federal Register and on our
>website at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom
>
>Thank you for your interest.
>
>
>Mary Campanola
>Outreach Coordinator
>USDA Rural Development
>Rural Utilities Service
>Telecommunications Program
>202-720-8822 (voice)
>202-720-0810 (fax)
>mary.campanola@wdc.usda.gov
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Abraham [mailto:charlesabraham@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:23 PM
>To: Charles Abraham
>Cc: btop@ntia.doc.gov; bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; Campanola, Mary -
>Washington, DC; press@ntia.doc.gov; Fletcher, Jay - Washington, DC
>Subject: Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products
>
>Dear Sir:
>
>
>Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance
>for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband last
>
>mile communication.
>
>Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that
>communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile
>broadband communication needs without any installations.
>
>AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size
>transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any
>installations for the last mile communication needs.
>
>AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be
>plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate
>within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last
>mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.
>
>These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV broadcasting,
>
>and more.
>
>Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to
>implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for
>rural area broadband deployment.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles Abraham
>President
>Satius Inc.
>Tel: 240-481-1776
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T20:45:00Z

Congressional Letters to BTOP

Attachments

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T20:40:00Z

Congressional Letters to BTOP

Attachments

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T20:36:00Z

Congressional Letters to BTOP

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-06-16T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	John M. Ryan
Email:	john.ryan@level3.com
Address:	1025 Eldorado Blvd
	Broomfield, CO 80021

Please see attachment below.

Attachments

Treatment of Capital Leases for Capacity - James R Newby - 6-11-2009.pdf

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T20:07:00Z

Signed.Letter.#163.Sen.Brownback.04-14-2009_BB.pdf

Attachments

Signed.Letter.#163.Sen.Brownback.04-14-2009_BB.pdf

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T19:56:00Z

0405 - McGuire-Rivera Signed Letter to Rep. Biggert
05-19-2009(13)_BB.pdf

Attachments

0405 - McGuire-Rivera Signed Letter to Rep. Biggert 05-19-2009(13)_BB.pdf

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T19:55:00Z

0251 - Gomez Signed Letter to Gov. Kulongoski 05-19-2009(2)_BB.pdf

Attachments

0251 - Gomez Signed Letter to Gov. Kulongoski 05-19-2009(2)_BB.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-16T19:30:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	John Windhausen
Law firm:	Telepoly Consulting
Attorney:	John Windhausen
Email:	jwindhausen@telepoly.com
Address:	7521 Cayuga Ave.
	Bethesda, MD 20817

The attached documents describe the goals of the new Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition.

Attachments

Congressional Letters to BTOP

2009-06-16T19:04:00Z

Attachments

NOFA for Rural Telemedicine Technology - Stanislaus County California

2009-06-16T00:01:00Z

Good Day:
I have spent close to 4 full days researching multiple web locations (including the BTOP outreach page) seeking some concrete answers on how my rural communities can partner to apply for
stimulus Healthcare IT grant dollars for much needed telemedicine connectivity.
Can you please assist me (direct me) to actual application process locations?
I thank you in advance for any assistance.
best,
 
Keith D. Boggs
Deputy Executive Officer - Economic Development
County of Stanislaus
209.652.1514

Web Form Comment

2009-06-15T16:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Victoira Proffer
Email:	victoria@stlbroadband.com
Address:	505 Hillsboro Road
	Farmington, MO 63640

Please add me to your correspondence list.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-12T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stephen E. Smith
Email:	stephen.smith.co@comcast.net
Address:	1487 Periwinkle Drive
	Boulder, CO 80304

Please add my name to your mailing list.
Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-12T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The Telecommunications Industry Association
Attorney:	Patrick Sullivan
Email:	psullivan@tiaonline.org
Address:	10 G Street, NW
	Suite 550
	Washington, DC 20002

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).

Attachments

RUS Fund Allocation Expedite.final.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-12T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The Telecommunications Industry Association
Attorney:	Patrick Sullivan
Email:	psullivan@tiaonline.org
Address:	10 G Street, NW
	Suite 550
	Washington, DC 20002

Attached please find a letter from the Telecommunications Industry Association requesting that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, as it establishes a timeline for administering the Broadband Telecommunications Opportunity Program (BTOP), expedite BTOP grant awards and attribute pre-existing infrastructure investments necessary to BTOP projects as in-kind contributions to the BTOP 20 percent non-federal match requirement.

Attachments

NTIA Fund Allocation Expedite.final.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-06-11T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	3M
Address:	6801 River Place Blvd.
	130-2N-05
	Austin, TX 78726

Please keep me informed of the happenings of NTIA & Rus Fundings.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-11T16:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Ray Salem
Address:	3755 Avocado Blvd, suite 434
	la mesa, CA 91941

Please add my name to the email list.
thanks
Ray

Web Form Comment

2009-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Broad Axe Technology Partners
Email:	jstevens@broadaxepartners.com
Address:	941 Glenwood Station Lane, Suite 204
	Charlottesville, VA 22901

Please include my name in any information distribution made regarding broadband grant and other funding opportunities.

Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-10T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Michael Feagans
Email:	mike@philastories.org
Address:	706 St. Andrews Road
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

Please add my name to the list for updates,

Michael Feagans
mike@philastories.org

Web Form Comment

2009-06-10T20:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Karen O'Neil
Email:	koneil@nrao.edu
Address:	NRAO
	PO Box 2
	Green Bank, WV 24944

Please include my name in any information distribution made regarding broadband grant and other funding opportunities

thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-10T04:15:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Briana Caldwell-Development Department
Email:	development@kvmr. org
Address:	401 Spring St
	Nevada City, CA 95959

Please include me on your distribution list, including information on funding and grant availability as it relates to the Broad Band initiatives.

Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-10T04:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jim Baller
Law firm:	Baller Herbst Law Group
Attorney:	Jim Baller
Email:	Jim@Baller.com
Address:	2014 P Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20036

Ex Parte Letter to Secretaries Locke and Vilsack

Attachments

APPA-NATOA Buy American Letter (6-9-09).doc

Please add me to Correspondence List

2009-06-09T20:01:00Z

Hello,

 

Can you please add my email to your correspondence list?  

 

Thank you,

 

Katie Miller

 

4400 Carillon Point | Kirkland, WA 98033

P: 425.216.4499 | M: 206.802.8922 |F: 425.216.7776

www.clear.com

Attachments

image001.jpg

BTOP Grants and Funding Programs

2009-06-09T00:01:00Z

Dear NTIA and BTOP Representative:



I will greatly appreciate for you to please add me to your distribution list
for any activities, events, public comment and roundtable discussion
opportunities as well as any grant and funding notice distributions lists
that may come up in relationship to the NTIA BTOP.



Thank you in advance for your assistance and consideration in ensuring that
I have an opportunity to participate and fully contribute as well as to be
fully informed on program development and procurement opportunities of
benefit to small businesses from the NTIA and BTOP in particular.



Best regards,



Frank Lopez

President & CEO

Taino Group LLC

46216 Wales Terrace

Potomac Falls, Virginia 20165-8740

Telephone: (703) 444-5908

Fax: (703) 439-2578

Mobile: (202) 294-6874

Email:   frank@tainogroup.com

Partner Website:   www.msitv.tv

Web Form Comment

2009-06-08T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Debra J Holdren
Email:	debholdren@gmail.com
Address:	196 Frost Road
	Camden, SC 29020

Please add me to your mailing lists, email and snail mail.
Today, my only choice other than dial-up is costly and unpredictable sattelite internet. PLEASE ensure my area has DSL and/or cable internet coverage.

Ashland Fiber Network contact info Federal Stimulus

2009-06-08T20:01:00Z

Hi,

I'm writing per Bryan Conway, Administrator of state of Oregon's Telecommunication Division's letter recommending I send contact information so that I can  be updated of federal stimulus broadband funding information.

Please add Ashland, Oregon to the NTIA's contact list. 

Thank you.

Contact information below:

Michael F. Ainsworth
Information Technology Interim Director
City of Ashland

(541)-552-2316
(541)-552-2436 (fax)

90 N. Mountain Ave.
Ashland, OR 97520

Broadband grant information

2009-06-08T20:01:00Z

greetings,
Please put me on your correspondence list to receive information about Broadband grants available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
 
regards,
Courtney Brooks
Policy Analyst
Oregon Employment Department
875 Union St. NE
Salem, OR 97311
503-947-1250
courtney.brooks@state.or.us

mailing list

2009-06-06T00:01:00Z

Anthony,
Thanks for the presentation today at PSRC. Please add me to your email
list.
-Day

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-06T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Arvada Nelson
Email:	anelson@qvir.com
Address:	9024 Sniktaw Lane
	Fort Jones, CA 96032

As a small rural and remote reservation with minimal health resources from the CA Area Indian Health Service we are at a disadvantage. Notification of funding opportunities were late in reaching us through the Indian Health Service. When I called to IHS Headquarters in Rockville, MD requesting information regarding broadband and other Information Technology funding, I was told that funds to the Indian Health Service are being used to strengthen the IHS agencies' infrastructure and personnel needs. At the small tribes level we do not receive early notification of offer of technical assistance from the IHS who's mission is to raise the health care for American Indians and Alaska Native to the highest possible level. As a small tribe we do not have the expertise or the funding to compete with larger tribes or large Indian programs. I would propose that there be a set-aside for small tribal programs such as ours and technical assistance provided so that it would level the playing field and we would be afforded an opportunity for the funds which could improve the Tribes health care and educational abilities. Thank you for your time, consideration, and fairness for these funds.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-05T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Teresa Gilchrist
Email:	BIOhelping@verizonmail.com
Address:	5289 Talbots Landing
	Ellicott City, MD 21043

Please ensure that funding opportunities will filter down to grassroot organizations. We are a non-profit 501c3 organization that trains the underemployed and unemployed population of the Washington, DC area in the skill of data installation. This trade directly relates to the type of jobs the Broadband grant should generate.

Once again please ensure small grassroot organizations can participate. Please ensure ex-offenders can participate. Employers are restricted from hiring qualified ex-offenders because of insurance refusal to grant employers liability insurance if they hire ex-offenders. The skill to perform cable lines is not complicated. We can give many employment and many people access to the internet.

Attached is our company brochure and a brief abstract about Building Inside Out. Thank You...Teresa Gilchrist

Attachments

Correspondence list - information regarding ARRA Funds, definitions & grants

2009-06-04T04:01:00Z

Please include me on your correspondence list regarding the availability of
funds, definitions and grants once that information is made available by the
NTIA.



My contact information is as follows:



                Email address:                   brianb@newpathnetworks.net

                Mailing address:               NewPath Networks, LLC

                                                                768 Garfield
St., Seattle, WA  98109



Thank you for your consideration of this request.



Regards,



Brian



Brian Broucek

Director of Finance

NewPath Networks, LLC.

768 Garfield St.

Seattle, WA  98109



Office:    206.632.0931

Mobile:  425.218.4764

Fax:        206.299.9374



Email:   brianb@newpathnetworks.net



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Comment on supply-side discourse from Zhone

2009-06-04T00:01:00Z

Please find attached our submission regarding recent discourse on
supply-side considerations in the ARRA broadband programs.

Respectfully,

Steven Glapa
VP of Product Management and Marketing

Attachments

Zhone June 3 Comment on 090309298-9299-01 .doc

grant

2009-06-04T00:01:00Z

pls place me on the list to receive updated information on the available
grants.

thanks,
joy Windham
Program Specialist
Department of Public Safety
919 Ala Moana Blvd
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Ph#: 808-587-3475
Joy.M.Windham@hawaii.gov

Web Form Comment

2009-06-03T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	mlesniak@broadlaw.com
Address:	4400 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 880
	Miami, FL 33137

Please add me to the distribution list.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-03T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jenny Smith
Address:	Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, Attn Jenny Smith
	304 Laurel Suite 2D
	Baton Rouge, LA 70801

I am sending this email to join the correspondence list for the
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-03T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Holyoke Community College
Email:	vfontanilles@hcc.mass.edu
Address:	303 Homestead Avenue
	Holyoke, MA 01040

Please put me on the list for BTOP information. E-mail address: vfontanilles@hcc.mass.edu

Reduced Registration Fees: CALAsia - BIO Summit for Partnering

2009-06-03T04:01:00Z

CALAsia Bridging the PacificTo view this email as a web page, go here.

CALAsia is an international forum that will bring together key life science decision-makers from California, the U.S. and the Asia Pacific region to identify, explore, and further trans-Pacific business endeavors, June 14-16 in San Diego, California.

Speakers Include
G. Steven Burrill
Burrill & Company

Kay Chandler
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Nancy Chang
OrbiMed

John Diekman
5AM Ventures

Masaki Doi
Astellas

Samantha Du
Hutchinson Medipharma

Steve Hutchins
WuXi AppTec
Charles Hsu, Ph.D.
Bay City Capital

Dinesh Jain
Aagami

Anula Jayasuriya
Evolvence India Life Science Fund
Wendy Johnson
ProQuest Investments

Paul Kanan
Agensys
Chris LeMaster
Tragara Pharmaceuticals

James Li
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

George Montogomery
Montgomery, Marshall Healthcare Partners

John Oyler
BioDuro LLC

Mark Saad
Cytori Therapeutics

Gunther Winkler
Biogen Idec

Barbara Yanni
Merck & Co

Tony Zhang
Eli Lilly

Plenary Sessions

• Overview of the Key Markets in the Asia Pacific Region
• Licensing Deals with Asian Partners
• Capital: The Lifeblood of the BioPharmaceutical Industry
• Global Development Strategies
• M&A is Here to Stay
CALAsia’s informative sessions will continue in these interactive workshops scheduled throughout the conference. Five key areas will be addressed to ensure that you have all of the information for conducting business globally.

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Representatives from the following will meet to talk about the opportunities and challenges facing the life science industry :

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US
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Canada
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Korea
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Click here for a list of previous BIOCOM conference attendees.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-02T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Heather Baker
Email:	heather@ankhincorporated.com
Address:	2067 Briarwood Drive
	Morganton, NC 28655

Please add me to the mailing list. Thanks.

ARRA Information

2009-06-02T20:01:00Z

Please put me on your correspondence list for the latest on the ARRA
Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) information.

 

Thank you very much,

 

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347-683-6131

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-02T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Telecommunications Industry Association
Address:	10 G Street, NE
	Suite 550
	Washington, DC 20002

TIA letter to U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Agriculture on the ARRA "Buy American" provision.

Attachments

Letter to DOC and USDA on Buy American.pdf

Correspondence List

2009-06-02T04:01:00Z

Hello,

I sent this request at the end of April and haven't received any
correspondence to date. Please let me know if there is something more I need
to provide...

Please add me to your email and correspondence lists for NTIA grant
information. We currently have a grant proposal in place in Oregon.

Thank you!

Theodore Wadman, CEO
theodore@nextgenphonesystems.com
Next Gen Phone Systems
314 NW Monroe Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-360-0300

Correspondence list

2009-06-02T00:01:00Z

Please add me to your correspondence list regarding availability of
funds through the ARRA.

 Robin Large, Development Analyst
 robin.large@salemhospital.org

 PO Box 14001
 Salem, OR 97309-5014

 ph: 503-561-2408
 fax: 503-561-4830

 thank you

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Web Form Comment

2009-06-01T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jay Thompson
Email:	jthompson@syringanetworks.net
Address:	3795 S. Development Ave.
	Boise, ID 83705

Please put me on the correspondence list for BTOP notifications.

My contact information is as follows.
Jay Thompson
Syringa Networks
3795 S. Development Ave.
Boise, Idaho 83705
jthompson@syringanetworks.net

Web Form Comment

2009-06-01T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mitchell Johnson
Email:	mitchellejohnson@bellsouth.net
Address:	202 Parkmont Dr.
	Greensboro, NC 27408

Please add me to you grant apllication list. I will be working to facilitate implementation of infrastructure.

Web Form Comment

2009-06-01T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Nancy Doucette
Email:	ndoucett@commprod.com
Address:	7301 E. 90th St.
	Ste 111
	Indianapolis, IN 46256

Please add me to the notification list for any updates. Thank you

Application and Rules

2009-06-01T12:01:00Z

Has the Application and Rules for the Broadband Grants and funding be published yet and if they have where can they be found.  Thank you Dan Murdough


Dan Murdough
Argent Communications
Dan@argentcommunications.com

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2009-05-29T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Ryan Kamholtz
Email:	rtkamhol@hotmail.com
Address:	PO Box 46041
	Madison, WI 53744

Please add me to mailing list for status updates about BTOP grants.

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Web Form Comment

2009-05-29T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	John Haines
Email:	jhaines@caflobvi.com
Address:	7644 Uliva Way
	Sarasota, FL 34238

Please add me to mailing list for status updates about BTOP grants

Web Form Comment

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Shaun B. Manchand
Email:	smanchand@virtusa.com
Address:	245 Park Avenue
	39th Floor
	New York, NY 10167

Please put me on the correspondence list for BTOP notifications.

My contact information is as follows.

Shaun B. Manchand
Director - Telecom Services North America
Virtusa Corporation
245 Park Avenue
39th Floor
New York, NY 10167
E-mail: smanchand@virtusa.com
Mobile: (508) 439-0453
eFax: (212) 202-7779
www.virtusa.com

Thank you,

Shaun B. Manchand

Web Form Comment

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	X2nSat
Address:	1333 N McDowell Blvd Suite A
	Petaluma, CA 94954

Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Department of Agriculture
Rural Utilities Services

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing on behalf of my 17 employees at X2nSat in Petaluma, California to submit comments in response to your call for further information regarding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Rural Utilities Services (RUS) implementation of provisions in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

We believe that this infusion of funding for broadband deployment projects in underserved areas represents a wonderful opportunity to truly deliver on the decades old promise of universal service of communications services.

X2nSat has more than a decade of experience in providing satellite solutions for corporate, maritime, and rural telephony networks. X2nSat has entered into a number of agreements to provide rural utilities with a new, cost effective innovative technology that enables telecommunications carriers to provide their underserved rural subscribers with high-quality residential voice, data and fax services. We design, integrate, and install a premier line of industry specific satellite integration boxes, designed to integrate satellite communications within Rural Telephony networks. These integration boxes are configured to include indoor/outdoor enclosures with built-in UPS allowing up to 4 hours of standby power, allowing telcos to offer rural subscribers with up to four lines per household, broadband speeds from 256k to 2M, and integrates with 911 Emergency services.

Our clients have procured our product with funds secured through the Rural Utilities Service (RUS). We feel we are approved, tested and certified. We anticipate that, if the guidelines being drafted allow small rural utilities to be able to secure ARRA funding for our type of projects, 30 to 40 additional jobs will be created in our community and well over 200 in the communities where the projects will ultimately take place.

As you develop guidelines and regulations for the distribution of these funds, we strongly urge you to maximize the amount of grants that go to existing public utility agencies that have the greatest need. As you define unserved areas, we encourage you to cast the widest possible definition. Where agencies are in place and serving American citizens, no matter how small or disparate their population, we firmly believe there is solution available to them and this is the time to try and reach those corners of America. We have experience working with such agencies and can say that they are best qualified to provide the services and support that will make this program a success.

Sincerely

Garrett Hill
CEO

Please add me to distro

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Please add me to your distribution list for information regarding the ARRA
and the Rural Broadband initiative you are managing.  I assume you send all
information out by email.  You can send updates to me at this email address
which I am sending this email from.rabdel@comcast.net.  I am the President
of Extended Range Communications.



Thank you

Raouf Abdel

Correspondence list

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Hello, 
I received a letter from Governor Kulongoski's office regarding updates to rules for NTIA and USDA's ARRA grant applications. I would like to be added to your correspondence list to receive updates. My email address is:

nichole.sullivan@alyricatel.net

My mailing address is:

Nichole Sulllivan
AlyricaTel, Inc.
521B N. 19th St.
Philomath, OR 97370

Thank you,

Nichole Sullivan
CEO
AlyricaTel, Inc.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	babeach@ufl.edu
Address:	Bldg 120 Newell Drive
	University of Florida
	Gainesville, FL 32611

I would appreciate being added to any information/update mailing lists for this program.
I feel if IFAS were allocated some grants to expand broadband to each of our remote offices, then the whole state of Florida could benefit agriculturally.
Thank you.

AHA Comments on Broadband Technology Opportunities Program

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Attached please find the comments that were sent to Secretary Locke,
Secretary Vilsack, Deputy Assistant Secretary Gomez and Acting
Administrator Newby regarding the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program (BTOP) consistent with the requirements of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). 

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kristin Welsh,
vice president of strategic initiatives and business community liaison,
at (202) 626-2322 or kwelsh@aha.org.

 

 

 

Crystal Childs

Project Manager, Federal Relations

American Hospital Association

325 7th St NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

(202) 626-2676

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-05-28T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NuTel Broadband Corporation
Email:	glafrancis@nutelbroadband.com
Address:	769 Basque Way Ste. 650
	CARSON CITY, NV 89706

Hello,

When will the BTOP Grant applications be published?

Web Form Comment

2009-05-25T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	BCS Computers
Email:	brewtonm@bcs7.net
Address:	603C West Main St
	Claxton, GA 30417

Please add me to your BTOP correspondence list.

No busque mas trabajo... Sea su propio Jefe

2009-05-25T00:01:00Z

Attachments

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Web Form Comment

2009-05-24T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kane Brushwood
Email:	kaneb@gbtech.net
Address:	2200 Space Park Drive
	Suite 400
	Houston, TX 77058

Please add me to correspondence listings and any email listings. We are a HUB company that has experience in wide-range municipal broadband networks.

David R. (Kane) Brushwood
Director, Project Operations

GB Tech, Inc.
2200 Space Park Drive
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77058
www.gbtech.net

Phone: 281-333-3703 Ext. 124
Direct: 281-333-0468
Cell: 832-353-9099
Fax: 281-333-3745

Web Form Comment

2009-05-23T12:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Carolyn C. Jones
Email:	twinoaks@verizon.net
Address:	HC 65 Box 38-B
	Talcott, WV 24981

The need is so great for broadband to be available in the Talcott area. Many people in this area would be so grateful if some of the grant funds could be used to provide high speed internet to this unserved part of West Virginia.

Correspondence list

2009-05-22T20:01:00Z

Can you please add me to your correspondence list.


Frontier Communications
Ingo Henningsen
Manager, Government & External Affairs
P.O. Box 708970
Sandy UT  84070-8970
Ph) 801-274-3127
Cell) 801-440-0698
Fax) 801-274-3227
email) ingo.henningsen@frontiercorp.com

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Tillamook Lightwave, IGA

2009-05-22T20:01:00Z

Please put Tillamook Lightwave on the list to receive further
information concerning the grant funds, definitions and directions.
Thank you.

 

Tillamook Lightwave, IGA

c/o Su Yaremchuk

Business Manager

201 Laurel Avenue

Tillamook, Oregon  97141

(503) 842-3404

syaremch@co.tillamook.or.us         

 

Su Yaremchuk

Staff Assistant

842-3404

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Alcatel-Lucent ARRA-BAP BTOP Filing

2009-05-21T20:01:00Z

On May 19, 2009, John Marinho, Alcatel-Lucent, and John Morabito, NTIA, had a telephone conversation regarding application of the Recovery Act's Buy American provision to the BTOP program.  Please see the attached information supporting the view that information and communications technology (ICT) products should not be subject to the provision.


Michael T. McMenamin

Attachments

052009 Buy_American.pdf

BTOP Correspondence List

2009-05-21T16:01:00Z

Please add me to your BTOP correspondence list.

Christine Burke
Frontier Communications
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2009-05-21T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stephen Goodman
Law firm:	Butzel Long Tighe Patton
Email:	SGoodman@butzeltp.com
Address:	1747 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
	Suite 300
	Washington, DC 20005

ADTRAN, Inc. (“ADTRAN”) met yesterday with staff from NTIA to address certain issues in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (“BTOP”). Representing ADTRAN were Dr. Kevin Schneider (CTO), Gary Bolton (VP Global Marketing) and Steve Goodman (Butzel Long Tighe Patton). Attending on behalf of NTIA were Tim Sloan, James McConnaughey, Dennis Amari and Rahul Gaitonde.

ADTRAN primarily focused on its previously submitted White Paper – “Defining Broadband Speeds: an Analysis of Peak vs. Sustained Data Rates in Network Access Architectures” (filed with NTIA on April 13, 2009). ADTRAN explained that in establishing any minimum data rates to define “broadband,” NTIA should base the definition on actual, sustainable data rates experienced by the subscriber, not on “peak” or “theoretical maximum” data rates. The paper models these different characteristics for different broadband architectures and establishes a means to make an “apples-to-apples” comparison of data rates for different broadband access technologies. ADTRAN did not advocate a specific minimum data rate, but suggested that NTIA should look to the ability to support common user applications, which are likely to evolve over time. In addition, because the user experience is important, ADTRAN suggested that NTIA should also include latency as a factor in defining broadband for purposes of this grant/loan program.

In this meeting with NTIA, ADTRAN also generally discussed the current capabilities of copper technologies for last-mile broadband access, including techniques for increasing data rates such as pair bonding and dynamic spectrum management. ADTRAN additionally addressed advances in fiber optic broadband access technologies, including WDM PON.

Finally, ADTRAN discussed the perverse chilling effect the stimulus plan is having on current capital expenditures by broadband service providers. Because of the 20 percent matching requirement, many service providers are not making any broadband investments presently in order to be in a position to make the 20 percent matching investments to qualify for grants. As a result of the significant reductions in current investment, jobs in the telecommunications industry and jobs associated with telecommunications build out are being lost currently. ADTRAN urged NTIA to adopt a policy as soon as possible, even in advance of resolution of the other issues, that allows (otherwise qualifying) investments made after enactment of the ARRA to count towards the 20 percent match.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-21T04:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	PVHS
Email:	jkramer@nusd.k12.az.us
Address:	451 North Arroyo Blvd
	Nogales, AZ 85621

I would like more information in how we could take advantage of the grants program to help our school population move forward. We are located on the border. We are a Title one school, 99% Hispanic, moving our school to be a one-to-one school, removing our textbooks to be online with all of our school work, members of ISTE and DI instruction, firm believer in NETS, we are preparing our students, however we need more funding for internet access for our students at home and more laptops for our students.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-21T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Ken Wells
Email:	ken.wells@integratelecom.com
Address:	1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 500
	Portland, OR 97232

List addition request only.

Alcatel-Lucent ARRA-BAP BTOP Filing

2009-05-21T00:01:00Z

On May 19, 2009, John Marinho, Alcatel-Lucent, and John Morabito, NTIA, had a telephone conversation regarding application of the Recovery Act's Buy American provision to the BTOP program.  Please see the attached information supporting the view that information and communications technology (ICT) products should not be subject to the provision.


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Request for Correspondence List

2009-05-20T20:01:00Z

I would like to be added to your correspondence list and here is my
contact info. Thanks.
 
Susan McGurkin, Intrado Inc.
smcgurkin@intrado.com
1601 Dry Creek Drive
Longmont, CO 80503
720.494.5800 office
303.929.3478 mobile
 

Susan A. McGurkin

Director, Federal Government & Regulatory Policy

 

Intrado Inc.

1601 Dry Creek Drive

Longmont, CO 80503

direct: 720.864.5504

mobile: 303.929.3478

fax: 720.494.6600

email: smcgurkin@intrado.com

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Please add to correspondence list

2009-05-20T16:01:00Z

To whom it may concern:

 

Please add me to your correspondence list for matters related to BTOP
stimulus funding and applications.

 

Thank you,

 

Michael 

 

 

Michael Weidman

President & CEO

 

LS Networks

921 SW Washington St., Suite 370

Portland, OR 97205

Direct 503.414.0461

General: 503.294.5300

Fax 503.227.8585

MWeidman@LSNetworks.net  

www.LSNetworks.net  

 

 

About LS Networks:  LightSpeed Networks Inc., dba "LS Networks" is
arguably the fastest-growing telecommunications company in the state of
Oregon.  They are a privately-held inter-exchange network services
provider and competitive local exchange carrier, with their headquarters
in Portland, Oregon.  LS Networks is owned by upwards of 60,000
Oregonians (consisting of rural electric power cooperatives' members and
a tribal nation), and as such is quite focused on providing benefit and
value-added services to all of Oregon.  The company operates a fiber
optic backbone throughout Oregon and is focused to bring
state-of-the-art connectivity to Oregon schools, hospitals, State and
Local governmental agencies, businesses and citizens. LS Networks has
designed its network using the latest in resilient broadband
technologies that effectively level the "playing field" of
service-delivery capabilities between rural and metropolitan areas
around the State.  Additional information can be found on their website
at www.LSNetworks.net  .

Notice of Ex Parte Discussion/Cisco Systems

2009-05-20T16:01:00Z

On May 14, 2009, Jeffrey A. Campbell, Senior Director of Technology and
Trade Policy for Cisco Systems, Inc. spoke telephonically with John
Morabito of the NTIA regarding the applicability of the "Buy America"
provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program and the Rural Utilities
Service.  Mr. Campbell discussed the nature of the global supply chain
for broadband electronics products and how those products are typically
supplied to broadband service providers in the United States.
Specifically, Mr. Campbell explains how virtually all broadband
electronics equipment is sold to broadband service providers through one
of three methods: (1) direct sales from a United States based company;
(2) direct sales from a United States based subsidiary of a foreign
company; or (3) indirect sales from a United States based value added
reseller.  Thus, virtually all broadband electronics equipment is sold
through United States based entities that are subject to United States
tax and other laws.

Please add me to your correspondence list

2009-05-20T16:01:00Z

Keith Chu
kchu@bendbulletin.com
202-662-7456

--

Keith Chu

(202) 662.7456
Washington, D.C. Bureau
Western Communications News Service
The Bulletin (Bend), Baker City Herald, Curry Costal Pilot, La Grande
Observer, The Daily Triplicate, The Union Democrat.

Correspondence List

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Please add me to your correspondence list. My email is:



jrennard@gvnw.com



Thank you very much.



James A. Rennard, CPA, MBA

GVNW Consulting, Inc.

8050 Warm Springs Road

Tualatin, OR 97062

jrennard@gvnw.com

503-612-4410

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Could you add me to the correspondence list please?

Thanks,
Greg

Greg Palser
President
CoastCom, Inc.
151 E Olive Street
Newport, OR 97365

greg@coastcom.net


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list serve

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Please add me to the BTOP information email distribution list. 

 

Thanks

Phil Garrett

MINet 

Pgarrett@minetfiber.com

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Greg Mickells
Email:	g.mickells@lincolnlibraries.org
Address:	g.mickells@lincolnlibraries.org
	Lincoln, NE 68508

Signing up to receive correspondence related to the BTOP grant process. Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Debora McNeer
Email:	djmcneer@citynet.net
Address:	P.O. Box 98
	Forest Hill, WV 24935

I'd like to add my voice to those who have already commented who would like to see a nationwide broadband system. I live in rural WV. I have been downloading a vital security update for my computer for more than three days now. We have two landlines, one of which is used just for the computer. When it rains, this line is unreliable and will disconnect of its own will.

I realize high-speed internet isn't a life-or-death priority, but surely the telecommunications companies are making enough profit to install services in some areas which might not be quite as profitable? And surely – SURELY – at some point their returns will equal and surpass their investment?

Thanks for thinking of us out here in the Middle of Nowhere.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Laura Schlegel
Email:	lauras@yousq.com
Address:	You Squared, 4190 Pennsylvania Ave., Dubuque, IA 52002
	Laura Schlegel
	Dubuque, IA 52002

Our company provides internet to rural areas and is interested in the broadband grant program. Do you know when the opportunity will be open for applications? Can I be notified via email when applications are being accepted. Thank you-

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	FedSources
Email:	dacunhap@fedsources.com
Address:	8400 Westpark Drive
	4th Floor
	Mclean, VA 22102

Please add me to your correspondent's list.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Lauren Stacks
Email:	lstacks@dcsradio.com
Address:	6637 Old Harrison Lane
	Fort Smith, AR 72916

Please put my organization on the correspondence list.

NTIA Correspondence List

2009-05-19T00:01:00Z

Please put me on your NTIA correspondence list. Thank you, Shirley
Kappas, Grant Coordinator, City of Klamath Falls, Oregon

Add to Correspondence list

2009-05-19T00:01:00Z

I would like to be added to your correspondence list, with regard to NTIA
and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


Jeanne Senatore
Product Marketing Manager- Broadband
Canby Telcom
503-266-8252
JSenatore@canbytel.com


Thank you.
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Jeanne Senatore
Product Manager - Broadband
Canby Telcom
503-266-8252
503-863-6645

correspondence list

2009-05-19T00:01:00Z

Hello, 

This is Michelle Sullivan, CFO of AlyricaTel, Inc. 

AlyricaTel, Inc. 
521 B N 19th St. 
Philomath, OR 97370

michelle.sullivan@alyricatel.net

I would like to be put on your correspondence list. Thank you. 

Michelle Sullivan
AlyricaTel, Inc. 
971-678-3950

Eagle Telephone Contact Information

2009-05-19T00:01:00Z

Good afternoon, we at Eagle Telephone System, Inc. - Richland, OR; would
like to be added to your contact list for information from NTIA as it
becomes available regarding the AARA as it relates to the Telecommunication
Industry.

Please add Eagle, via my e-mail address comco@eagletelephone.com to your
list.



Thank you very much,

Rusti A. Lattin



Rusti A. Lattin

Eagle Telephone System, Inc.

(541) 893-6111

Web Form Comment

2009-05-19T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	RAYTHEON
Email:	frank.brzezinski@raytheon.com
Address:	8333 Bryan Dairy Rd
	Largo, FL 33777

Please add Raytheon to the list of interested parties to receive information about the BTOP program

Correspondence list

2009-05-18T20:01:00Z

Could you please add me to the correspondence list? My contact info is:

Kevin Sullivan
Alyrica Networks, Inc.
521b N. 19th St.
Philomath, Oregon
97370

541-929-3330
kevin.sullivan@alyrica.net

Thanks!
    Kevin

Please put me on the correspondence list

2009-05-18T20:01:00Z

Please put me on the correspondence list for BTOP notifications.

My contact information is as follows.

Todd Way
Manager of Douglas Services Inc.
PO Box 1327
Roseburg OR, 97470
541-673-4242

tway@douglasfast.net


Thank you,

Todd






Todd Way
(541) 673-4242 - Office
(541) 784-7692 - Cell

correspondence list

2009-05-18T20:01:00Z

To Whom It May Concern:

 

Please add me to your correspondence list. 

 

amiller@lsnetworks.net

 

Thank you, 

Allison Miller

 

 

921 SW Washington St, Suite 370

Portland, OR 97205

 

Direct Line: 503-414-0460

Fax: 503-227-8585

 

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Web Form Comment

2009-05-18T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Travis King
Email:	tking@intelicloud.com
Address:	895 Dove Street
	3rd Floor
	Newport Beach, CA 92660

Please place me on the list to receive notice of activities pertaining to the broadband expansion initiatives. Our network equipment is manufactured domestically and will reduce the cost of providing content to under served areas of the US. I would like to know how we can participate to create better results for the broadband program. Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-18T04:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	David Rucker
Email:	modbc@bellsouth.net
Address:	David Rucker -AAMFS-INC
	P.O. Box 555511
	Orlando, FL 32855-5511

Mailing list for grant information.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-17T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Dave@KirbyIMC.com
Law firm:	Kirby Information Management Consulting. LLC
Email:	Dave@KirbyIMC.com
Address:	2819 Stuart Dr
	Durham, NC 27707

Please add Dave@KirbyIMC.com to the email list for notices realed to the BTOP

Web Form Comment

2009-05-16T12:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Alexander Hagen, Etheric Networks
Email:	alexander@ethericnetworks.com
Address:	120 Independence Drive
	Menlo Park, CA 94025

The most rapid way to expand broadband is fixed wireless. We estimate it costs only $5 in infrastructure and marketing to provide line of sight to a building, or about 1 million per county.

This system could add 100,000 users to 10 megabit or faster (we are testing 70 megabit) internet service per county before maxing out available bandwidth.

Additionally we recommend having a nation wide WISP program that would allow a lease back on sub lease of licensed spectrum to spur reliability.

Encouragement of operators to embrace standards based technologies for heterogeneous use such as event companies throwing up a wirless local loop or to support 802.11 or 802.15 or 3-g or 4-g cellular heterogeneous standards. To ensure the infrastructure is not brittle in terms of competitiveness over time.

With all that said , we advocate spreading funding to "underserved operators" that is groups and ISP's that may be community based and not strictly to national quasi monopolies for many reasons. At the same time we must not subsidize models that are unsustainable. Analysis or audit of previous network availability and ops as well as financials should help with some of that.

Alexander Hagen
CEO
Etheric Networks, Inc
120 Independence Drive
Menlo Park CA
www.etheric.net
877 541 3905

License Free Fixed Wireless Local Loop actually requires higher levels of skills than many operators currently possess to operate at uptimes greater than 99%.

We recommend that operators who are otherwise good candidates but whose network and management seem challenged be encouraged to tap a nation wide public private training program for management and operation, in coordination with solution providers.

We have developed a software system for analyzing faults in the network that we believe could be extremely useful to management of license free as well as licensed wireless.

RE: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

We have not yet finalized our program.  The program requirements will be
included in a Notice of Funding Availability which will be published
this summer.  It will be published in the Federal Register and on our
website at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom

Thank you for your interest. 


Mary Campanola
Outreach Coordinator
USDA Rural Development
Rural Utilities Service
Telecommunications Program
202-720-8822 (voice)
202-720-0810 (fax)
mary.campanola@wdc.usda.gov
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Abraham [mailto:charlesabraham@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:23 PM
To: Charles Abraham
Cc: btop@ntia.doc.gov; bbrown@ntia.doc.gov; Campanola, Mary -
Washington, DC; press@ntia.doc.gov; Fletcher, Jay - Washington, DC
Subject: Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

Dear Sir:


Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance 
for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband last

mile communication.

Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that 
communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile 
broadband communication needs without any installations.

AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size 
transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any 
installations for the last mile communication needs.

AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be 
plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate 
within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last 
mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.

These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV broadcasting,

and more.

Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to 
implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for 
rural area broadband deployment.

Regards,

Charles Abraham
President
Satius Inc.
Tel: 240-481-1776

Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

Dear Sir:


Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance
for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband last
mile communication.

Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that
communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile
broadband communication needs without any installations.

AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size
transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any
installations for the last mile communication needs.

AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be
plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate
within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last
mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.

These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV broadcasting,
and more.

Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to
implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for
rural area broadband deployment.

Regards,

Charles Abraham
President
Satius Inc.
Tel: 240-481-1776

Re: Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

Dear Sir:


Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance
for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband last
mile communication.

Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that
communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile
broadband communication needs without any installations.

AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size
transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any
installations for the last mile communication needs.

AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be
plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate
within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last
mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.

These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV broadcasting,
and more.

Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to
implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for
rural area broadband deployment.

Regards,

Charles Abraham
President
Satius Inc.
Tel: 240-481-1776

ARRA correspondence list

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

Please add my e-mail address edparker@teleport.com to your e-mail
distribution list.



Edwin B. Parker

Parker Telecommunications

P.O. Box 402

Gleneden Beach OR 97388

541.764.3058

edparker@teleport.com

Request to be added to your ARRA of 2009 correspondence List...

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

Greetings:

On the advice of the Oregon Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Governor I request addition to your email distribution for NTIA broadband stimulus information.

The project proposal we have developed is for an "Oregon Broadband Mapping and Demand Aggregation Project."  As such this is not a construction project but rather fits under the category for mapping as described in the ARRA of 2009.  A copy of the proposal is posted at www.jirwinconsulting.com/documents.htm.   While we may need to re-craft it to fit the NTIA criteria (when made available), you will find it fits under the "shovel ready."

onward... john

John Irwin
"Knowledge is for sharing!"
john@jirwinconsulting.com
www.jirwinconsulting.com
541.664.2456
541.778.4622 cell

Web Form Comment

2009-05-16T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Valley Internet
Email:	ofer@valleyinternet.com
Address:	4160 Suisun Valley Rd. E-352
	Fairfield, CA 94534

Please consider having a micro grant process whereby companies can apply for $50K funds quickly (2 weeks process) for building one base station at a time. Each base station we build connects 50 to 300 more customers and the impact is felt right away.

This will allow you to control spending and see quick and immediate results. If a company performs well on micro grant, you can increase its credit and allow it to apply to 3 portions ($150k) and so forth. The more the company performs with the government money, the easier it should be for them to ask for more funds and receive it quickly to deploy broadband.

Unique Broadband over Power Line Products

2009-05-13T04:01:00Z

Dear Sir:


Please help us to show you our new products to validate its performance
for broadband last mile communication and for rural areas broadband last
mile communication.

Satius developed a unique and patented products, called AC-WAN, that
communicates as a "REAL PLUG AND PLAY" device for the last mile
broadband communication needs without any installations.

AC-WAN communicates over the power line and through any size
transformers and between all 3 phase power lines without any
installations for the last mile communication needs.

AC-WAN a true "Plug and Play" device since each unit just have to be
plugged into the 120V AC outlet. No installation needed to communicate
within a large building or between buildings or communicate the last
mile needs without installations and with stable high  thru put speed.

These applications include Internet and Ethernet video, TV broadcasting,
and more.

Please let me know how could Satius be part of this forum discussion to
implement AC-WAN for broadband last mile communication needs and for
rural area broadband deployment.

Regards,

Charles Abraham
President
Satius Inc.
Tel: 240-481-1776

Web Form Comment

2009-05-13T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Unwired West, LLC
Email:	ajay@unwiredwest.com
Address:	78 Centennial Loop, Ste. E
	Eugene, OR 97401

Want to subscribe to BTOP news/ newsletters etc. Also, if someone has made a 'how-to' document, that would be great ...

guidlines for BTOP grant

2009-05-12T20:01:00Z

For Barbara Brown:

I am inquiring about the BTOP grant . I need to know what are the guide lines that I have to follow, and what is the process to file for the grant.
Thanks,
Tony Sample
ABC Enterprise
211 Computer Dr
Jackson, MO 64755

Web Form Comment

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Paul Andrews
Email:	pandrews@telvue.com
Address:	16000 Horizon Way
	Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

TelVue Corporation is a leading provider of technology and solutions for Community Broadcasters utilizing cable, broadband cable, DSL and wireless. As such we are strong supporters of the the "Ten Core Values of Community Access TV":

1 Localism: Public Access TV supports local viewpoints, local perspectives, and the interests
of local communities. Most mainstream media programming is intended for national audiences and does not reflect the rich diversity of American community life. Local communities must be able to make and air media that reflects the local experiences.

2 Democracy: Our society is founded on a belief in freedom of expression and free speech. Democracy works best when a wide array of voices and opinions can be seen and heard. Public Access TV is one of the nation’s richest “market-places of ideas”.

3 Diversity: The First Amendment says everyone has the right to voice their opinion; no-one will agree with everything they see on Public Access TV, but we should all support the fundamental right of everyone to have the opportunity to speak their mind.

4 Access For All: Public Access TV is committed to serving all communities whether large or small (Narrowcasting). Commercial television’s dependence on advertising revenue forces it to appeal to the largest audience possible, and to sink to the lowest common denominator. A basic tenant of civil society is that the lives of all members of the community are important, and all members of society should be able to represent themselves in the media. In our ‘digital-divide’ era, equal access to the media is more important than ever for underserved, low income, and communities of color.

5 Universal Service: Everyone should be able to be connected to video-service if they choose to be. Video Service companies must serve all communities and not just ‘cherry-pick’ the most profitable ones.

6 Non-commercial: Public Access TV is an essential component in our public-media ‘green-space’ where, like a public park, we can reflect on who we are without the interference of commercial values.
7 Local government: Many of the decisions that most affect our lives are made at the local level by city councils, school boards, mayors, and so on. Community Access TV keeps the public informed about local government elections, about health services,
about public housing, and about other important local political and economic development activities. The mainstream media is notoriously ineffective at covering local government issues. Community Access TV is an important part of our system of local
government.

8 Education: Public, Educational and Government (PEG) TV plays an important role in our educational system. It provides channels for use by schools, libraries and colleges; and it is especially important for the education of low-income and rural communities.

9 Public Safety: In many areas Community Access TV provides channels for emergency information and community alerts.

10 Electronic Greenspace: All communication using the Public-Right-Of-Way or Public-Airwaves should provide space for Community Access Media.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Bala Sankar
Email:	california.bala@gmail.com
Address:	4104 Thain Way
	Palo Alto, CA 94306

Book Title: Web On-The-Go. Subtitle: A Preview of The Way of Living in the Wireless Web World.

Attachments

Web-On-The-Go_Preview.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	McRae Smith
Email:	mcrae.smith@raytheon.com
Address:	McRae Smith
	43341 Royal Burkedale St.
	South Riding, VA 20152

Please add my name to your correspondence list. Thank you.

Fwd: lost submission to http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/form.cfm April 13 2009

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z


>>> Josh Polterock  5/11/2009 12:04 PM >>>

Hello,

I send this message to inquire about a submission made to
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/form.cfm on Monday April
13, 2009. My supervisor kc claffy, Director and PI at the Cooperative
Association of Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at the San Diego
Supercomputer Center on the campus of the University of California,
San Diego submitted comments but they do not appear in the public
postings.

Can we still submit?

Regards,
Josh

Joshua Polterock,  Manager Scientific Projects
Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis
San Diego Supercomputer Center
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0505 La Jolla, CA
92093-0505  Ph 858.822.0957  fax 858.534.5113
  http://www.caida.org/

Please add me to the BTOP correspondance list

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z

Hi Barbara,



Could you please add me to the BTOP correspondence list.



Thanks,

Hank Krzciuk

Costa Rica Walks A Fine Line

2009-05-11T20:01:00Z

Story 1. Costa Rica's battle for popularity – A delicate balance
Story 2. U.S. chamber backs ending Cuban trade embargo
Story 3. 100,000 monthly to use new Heredia rail line

Story 1.
Costa Rica's battle for popularity – A delicate balance

They used to call Alajuela, the second biggest town in Costa Rica's warm central valley, Villa Hermosa, or "pretty city".
Any Sunday morning in the main square will show you why.
It is laid out in the usual Spanish colonial style, the centre of a grid of streets where civic powers meet. But the cathedral, the town hall and the bank look down not on some barren plaza, but on a lively ornamental park.
Costa Rica is rich in plant and bird life, all nurtured by fertile volcanic soils, and the Parque Central de Alajuela is loud with squawking parrots and pigeons splashing in the rococo fountain, under palm trees which zoom like frozen fireworks into the blue sky.
And at 10am every Sunday, on the back echo of the cathedral clock, a conductor taps his baton on the music stand, and the municipal orchestra strikes up its first selection from the great canon of European and American brass band music.
But the opening piece that week was Rossini's overture to William Tell. This became the theme tune to The Lone Ranger, on TV but it is from an opera about a small country's patriotic resistance to foreign tyranny.
Continued below….

Would you prefer to view a PDF version? If so, follow the link below.
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Independence
It was appropriate here because Alajuela is the home-town of Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaria, who died 150 years ago.

There is a museum dedicated to him, just a block away from the Parque Central. I asked a school girl who Juan Santamaria was. "He's the drummer boy who expelled the filibusters [pirates]" she said instantly.
"He carried the torch that drove out the American invaders."
She was referring to a crucial incident in the thwarting of William Walker, a fanatical US adventurer who landed in Nicaragua with an army of mercenaries in 1855, declared himself president and set about conquering all Central America with a view to instituting slavery and building a ship canal.
Among the improvised civilian militias who opposed him was Juan Santamaria, a poor lad who looked after his widowed mother.
Walker's mercenaries were holed up in a town called Rivas in a building with a thatched roof, and the only way to get them out was to set it on fire.
Two other men were shot down before Juan Santamaria managed to set the roof ablaze. He died the next day, of a combination of wounds and fever but the smoked-out Walker ended up before a firing-squad in Trujillo, Honduras in 1860.
Tourism riches
A century and a half on, visitors to Costa Rica are likely to be holding the Lonely Planet travel guide and be looking for a good cup of coffee and an internet connection.
And they will probably find both and be welcomed.
Costa Rica's number one earner is now tourism, overtaking coffee and bananas, melons and meat.
Time was when Costa Rica was famous for cutting down its forests for cattle ranches to make hamburgers for the US. But then people realised that Costa Rica had an ecological and biological diversity that was worth more alive than dead.
Visitors will pay to see the life of wet and dry tropical forest, rain forest, cloud forest. They want to surf in warm seas and ride horses and watch an active volcano from a Jacuzzi. Ornithologists and twitchers will pay a lot for what one guide, in his mangled English, described as "bird-squashing".
Thus over a quarter of the country is now protected in reserves and national parks, and they market the country under the slogan "Pure Life"
Economic 'upset'
It was the last country in the isthmus to sign CAFTA, the Central America Free Trade Agreement, which opens up all markets to the superpower in the north.
The chill wind of economic liberalism may upset some cosily corrupt arrangements, especially among the trade unions, but President Oscar Arias argues that his small trading country had to sign or be passed over by Washington in favor of other Central American signatory countries, and to stay competitive with these countries.
In turn, Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia formed a People's Union to share food and doctors and energy. Hugo Chavez, the ex-military populist who runs oil-rich Venezuela was invited to Oscar Arias's inauguration but did not make it.
Costa Rica would love to get a deal on cheaper petrol, however, and recently signed a deal with China to build a new 300 million US dollar refinery with a view to keeping up with growing demand for petro fuels and keeping prices as low as possible for consumers in the future.
Chavez has since made nice with Arias and crude is flowing north from Venezuela to Costa Rica for refining.
Arias's first cabinet, which included five women, was said to have more PhDs in it than any governing body in the Americas. They are smart enough to keep lines open to both north and south.
Like Alajuela's fine musicians they can play rancheras and sambas as well as the theme tune of "The Lone Ranger".

Story 2.
U.S. chamber backs ending Cuban trade embargo
___________________________________________
The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says lifting the near five-decade long U.S. embargo on Cuba will bring significant economic opportunities to American and Cuban workers alike. He made the case Tuesday at a news conference in the U.S. Congress.

The man, Thomas Donahue, said his group is supporting the efforts of some U.S. lawmakers to end the trade embargo on Cuba. He said engaging with Cuba will help the Communist nation move toward a more democratic society.

"I would say that if you want to open up Cuba to the things that we value, then send a whole lot of Americans down there to talk about what life is really like, to talk about economic opportunity, to go down there and take along with them opportunities to trade and invest and develop," said Donahue.

The U.S. imposed an economic embargo on Cuba in the early 1960s when it moved toward communism and aligned with Russia during the Cold War.

U.S. President Barack Obama eased restrictions on travel and money transfers to Cuba by Cuban Americans last month in a gesture to its Communist rulers. But, he left the embargo in place and urged them to take the next step, by increasing political freedom.

Donahue says lifting the embargo
will give U.S. businesses significant opportunities to sell agricultural and manufactured goods to Cuba and to develop offshore oil fields. He says those opportunities are seized instead by other countries.

Rep. Jeff Flake, a Republican, said
at the news conferencehe supports opening up to Cuba even though he is not sure how its government would react.

"I think the experience has been around the world that economic freedom and reform typically precedes political freedom and reform. It does not always happen, but it is more likely than not," said Flake. "But in this case we should do it because it is in our interest and every American should be able to travel wherever they want unless there is a compelling national
security reason and there is not one
here."

Charles Rangel, House Ways and Means Committee chairman, is leading efforts in Congress to end the embargo on Cuba. The New York Democrat said the embargo gives Cuba's rulers a scapegoat for their mistakes and lifting it will boost the U.S. standing on the world stage.

But Cuban American representatives in Congress strongly oppose any relaxing of restrictions on relations with Cuba. They say increased revenue from tourism and trade only would strengthen the government of President Raúl Castro.

Roger Noriega is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington and a former State Department official in the George W. Bush administration. He says Americans who call for unilateral concessions to Cuba are lobbying on
" What these people are doing when they go down and make their deals is aid and abet a regime that is keeping 11 million Cuban people in bondage," he said. "Why would any American businessmen want to keep in power a regime that has destroyed the Cuban economy."

Noriega says maintaining sanctions will give the U.S. leverage to press Cuba's rulers to release political prisoners and grant their citizens political rights.

Story 3.

100,000 monthly to use new Heredia rail line
Government officials are expecting about 94,000 persons a month to take a trip on the new San José-Heredia line. And they said there will be 42 trips a day on the 9.67-kilometer (6-mile) route.

Now that one of the last administrative steps has been taken, setting the fare, rail service is expected to begin during the last half of this month. Those who take the train will be able to avoid the continual traffic jam between La Uruca and Heredia Centro.

The one-way fare will be 350 colons, about 62 U.S. cents at the current rate of exchange. The Authoridad Reguladora de Servicios Públicos announced the fare Wednesday. The government rail company, Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, got just five colons less than it had requested.

The train will make two stops along the route, including one at Cinco Esquinas in Tibás.

The Authoridad was the agency that computed the likely number of riders. That would be about half capacity for the new rail cars.

The rail agency bought cars from the Spanish-owned Ferrocarriles Españoles de Vía Estrecha. The price regulating authority said that the fare structure will be published in the La Gaceta official newspaper around May 14. That will be the last administrative step.Transport officials originally planned to resume the service in December and then April. There were problems with the rail bed, and many of the wooden ties have been replaced with modern concrete ones.

The rail agency suffered some embarrassment when President Óscar Arias Sánchez took a rail trip to Heredia to celebrate that province's birthday. A car jumped the track during the trip.

The San José end sports a new terminal just north of Parque Nacional and just west of the former Estación al Atlántico on Avenida 1.

The government said it will seek a concessionaire to take over the line and convert it to electricity.

The track has several grade crossings, including two just west of Hospital Calderón Guardia. There are no signals or crossing gates, and the train blows its horn repeatedly as it approaches a crossing.

The 10-kilometer valley train from Pavas to San Pedro has been involved in accidents and there have been three deaths.

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Fwd: RE: From Dr. David Blumenthal: Invitation to an ONC Strategy Technical Expert Panel on May 19-20, 20

2009-05-09T00:01:00Z


>>> "Murray, Michelle (HHS/ONC)"  5/6/2009 4:01:06 PM >>>
Dr. McGuire-Rivera, I realize that your time is at a premium given the upcoming conversion deadline and that your staff is quite busy as well, so I hate to bother you at this time.  My office is also facing significant deadlines and workloads, due to requirements in the recent stimulus bill.   We are hoping that someone from your office could spare some time to help us learn more about the key considerations in implementing large scale federal programs, based on your own experiences even though we work in different industries.  Is there someone in your office to whom I could speak about this interaction? Thank you,Michelle Murray, M.S., MBA, PMPHealth Policy AnalystHHS Office of the National Coordinator forHealth Information Technology (ONC)200 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 729-DWashington, DC 20201(202) 205-8780michelle.murray@hhs.gov 
From: Murray, Michelle (HHS/ONC) 
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:18 AM
To: bmcguire-rivera@ntia.doc.gov
Cc: Blumenthal, David (HHS/OS); Friedman, Charles (HHS/ONC); Glaser, John (HHS/ONC)
Subject: From Dr. David Blumenthal: Invitation to an ONC Strategy Technical Expert Panel on May 19-20, 2009
 Dear Dr. McGuire-Rivera: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has created an historic opportunity to reform our health care system through modernizing its information system.  Over the next ten years, tens of billions of dollars will be spent on this vital mission. I write to seek your assistance with planning the extraordinarily challenging task of implementing the health information technology provisions of ARRA, and particularly, the job of creating the support system that will enable our providers and patients to adopt and use health information technology rapidly and effectively.  This is vital work, and to succeed, we need the very best advice to shape the strategies we will pursue.  For this reason, we are convening an invitational Technical Expert Panel in Washington, DC, on May 19-20:  a full day on the 19th and a half-day on the 20th.  This one-time meeting will address, in a simple phrase, �How can the federal government most effectively support the adoption and meaningful use of health IT throughout our health care system?�  We will be bringing together experts on a wide variety of relevant topics: health system design, change management, organizational culture, health IT, and program management.  As we move ahead, we face time urgencies imposed by the Recovery Act and by the magnitude and complexity of the work to be done.  We apologize for the short notice but it is imperative that this meeting occur soon.  We hope you can adjust your schedule to accommodate us later this month.  A message with details about the logistics of the meeting and requesting an RSVP will follow, but we would also welcome a direct reply to this letter. With many thanks, we look forward to seeing you later this month. David BlumenthalNational Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Web Form Comment

2009-05-08T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	George Kenney
Email:	george.Kenney@tuhs.temple.edu
Address:	3509 N. Broad Street
	9th Floor
	Philadelphia, PA 19116

Please add me to e-mail list. Interested in hospital/healtcare delivery broadband grant program.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-08T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jenny Lundin, Senior Operations Coordinator
Email:	jennyl@doubleradius.com
Address:	2022 Van Buren Ave., Suite 100
	Indian Trail, NC 28079

Please add me to the correspondence list for NTIA ARRA grant information. Our company is a provider of wireless solutions with a broad client base- many of which are potential grantees for the BTOP program.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-08T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Joshua S. Lamel, TechAmerica
Attorney:	Joshua S. Lamel
Email:	josh.lamel@techamerica.org
Address:	601 Pennsylvania Ave NW
	North Building, Suite 600
	Washington, DC 20004

It looks like my email didn't properly show the attachment. I am re-posting to make sure.

Attachments

BTOPNTIARFI.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-05-08T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Municipal Tower, Inc.
Email:	gthompson@municipaltower.com
Address:	18500 Lake Road
	Suite 230
	Rocky River, OH 44116

Muncipal Tower, Inc. (www.municipaltower.com) was formed to help pump money back into local governments. Our mission is to assist municipalities in the construction or replacement of communications towers and then leasing out space to wireless telecommunications carriers.
We belive that our services can be a vital part of expanding wireless broadband services to rural areas and at the same time generate revenues for local governments.
We have two requests (exclussive of each other):
1. Federal funding made available to municipalities to construct or replace telecommunications towers
2. Financial assistance (grants) to Municipal Tower, Inc. for its advancement of municipal tower ownership and public awareness as it relates to the wireless telecommunications industry

ARRA BTOP Correspondent's list

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

NTIA:

Please add me to your correspondent's list.

Thank you.

Chris Tamarin
Telecommunications Coordinator
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 205
Portland, Oregon 97204
503 508-0178 Voice/Cell
503 581-5115 Fax
Christopher.Tamarin@state.or.us   
www.oregon.gov/ECDD

Web Form Comment

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NTIA and USDA RUS
Email:	cathybarabe@whccd.edu
Address:	9900 Cody St.
	Coalinga, CA 93210

Please make guidelines broad enough to actually make an impact. Currently the rural communities of Fresno County in CA do NOT have broadband access. The county office of education needs $5 million to connect 32 school districtss and 200,000 rural students.Another $300,000 would provide access for 146,000 homes. Use this $ to make an impact and create sustaining change, not just bandaids for little projects. Thank you foryour vision!

Web Form Comment

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Peter Flood
Email:	peterflood@aol.com
Address:	15 N Pleasant Ave
	Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Please add me to the correspondence list.

Update info

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

Would you put me on a contact list to keep me updated on BTOP
guidelines.  Would you allow me to call you with a few questions about
this program?

Correspondence List

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

Please add me to the correspondence list.  Thank you.
 
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Web Form Comment

2009-05-07T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Gary Shields
Email:	gary.shields@k2cable.com
Address:	PO Box 232
	Mead, CO 80542

Dear USDA/NTIA/RUS,

I am writing in order to express my concern regarding the RUS award to Open Range Communications. This award is a concern to me for several reasons that I will discuss below.

First, I am a system owner/operator in an area that Open Range Communications intends to serve. The service area is Mead, Colorado and there are currently 3 providers (myself, Qwest and Skybeam) that provide Broadband Services to the 1150 homes within the service area.

I was not informed by anybody at USDA/NTIA/RUS that there was a provider or a start up company trying to come to my service area and that they were attempting to secure RUS funds. This lack of notification may greatly impact my ability to continue in business and in accordance with current guidelines my system will be excluded from being able to receive future funding because of the Open Range Communications award.

In 2003, I contacted RUS in hopes that I could receive funds in order to upgrade the system attributes within the service area and I met with a RUS representative from Parker, Colorado. This RUS representative told me that she was very reluctant to consider my system because of the population which at the time was approximately 2,000 residents (more than 20 dwellings per mile) as well as other demographics such as the median household income of the area and the proximity of my system to Longmont, Colorado. Also, this RUS representative told me that because I was proposing VoIP telephone service that my application would more than likely not be accepted because nobody at RUS supported the deployment of VoIP.

I do understand that some of the rules applicable to receiving RUS funds may have changed since 2003 and I have been hopeful that as a result of those changes as well as the passing of the Presidents Broadband Stimulus package, that my system would be able to benefit from these and that we would be able to deploy upgrades in our systems architecture such as fiber to the home and wireless broadband technology (of which I am very experienced and well qualified to construct and operate).

I am concerned that now that Open Range Communications has been awarded RUS funds, that my system will be excluded from participation in USDA/NTIA/RUS opportunities in the future.

My family and my partners and their families have put a tremendous amount of our own resources into our business model and our service area; we chose to provide service in this area when no other providers saw it as an opportunity.

We live in our service area and our children attend the schools here. In short, we are a part of this community and a part of our service area. I fail to see how awarding Open Range Communications with the RUS funds has benefited anybody within our service area. In fact, I would say the opposite, that through this award, many people including the residents within our service area will be hurt by this award.

I have researched the Open Range Communications website and have researched the guidelines by which I believe that Open Range Communications was awarded RUS funding. I have several concerns regarding their award.

I question the thoroughness of RUS in determining the award to Open Range Communications mostly because of the areas that Open Range Communications has disclosed that they intend to serve and the technology by which they confess that they will deploy these services.

Areas such as Ft. Collins, Colorado; Greeley, Colorado; Longmont, Colorado; and Loveland, Colorado which are identified on the Open Range Communications and USDA website as areas that they are going to serve, all have populations drastically above any population level ever identified by USDA/NTIA/RUS as being rural. In fact, of the above municipalities, the smallest population is Loveland, Colorado which has a published 2008 population of 64,429.

Additionally, I do not understand how RUS approved the deployment of the 4G technology by which Open Range Communications intends to deploy.

In short, I have so many questions regarding the award of the RUS funds to Open Range Communications that I cannot determine what criteria may have been considered by RUS in making the award.

I am calling upon the USDA/NTIA/RUS and others and would like for you to consider this mailing as a formal request to stop the award to Open Range Communications until such time that their application and plan can be reviewed and a determination can be made as to the validity of the application and award as well as weather or not the funds can or should be distributed in a manner that would better suit existing providers in these areas that are already providing broadband services.

Recently I have made several inquiries to the USDA and until this time, they have gone unanswered. I am hopeful that this mailing will generate a response from somebody within your organization that will contact me in short order to discuss these items above.

Sincerely,

Gary R. Shields
K2 Communications, LLC
720-641-5537 direct line

Web Form Comment

2009-05-07T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kevin Micklitz
Email:	Kmicklitz@chamberlainresearch.com
Address:	660 John Nolen Drive
	Madison, WI 53713

Please add me to the correspondence list.

Broadband Grant

2009-05-07T08:01:00Z

Request Information on how to request and apply for the broadband grant for my community and surroundings.

 

I am a small business in South Georgia, please help me to become apart of this initiative.

 

Thank You.




Melvin
BCS Computer Services 
(912) 739-9600 Telephone 
(912) 739-2828 Fax
(912) 541-0591 Cell
bcscomputers@bcs4.net
"Reaching out to Touch"

Your Invitation to CORTESE.US

2009-05-07T00:01:00Z

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Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	SNOCOM 9-1-1
Email:	dhudson@snocom.org
Address:	POB 180
	Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043

Please add to correspondence list

Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Scott Freedman
Email:	sjf2116@hotmail.com
Address:	sjf2116@hotmail.com
	Bethesda, MD 20817

I would like to be added to the correspondence list for all broadband initiative news. Thank you.

Alcatel-Lucent ARRA BTOP Filing

2009-05-06T16:01:00Z

Please see the attached letter from Robert Vrij, President
Alcatel-Lucent, in response to a letter dated April 2, 2009 by Zhone's
CEO, Mory Ejabat, regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's
"Buy American" provision.

 

Sincerely, 

 

Michael Thomas McMenamin

Sr. Counsel - Managing Director

Americas Region

Alcatel-Lucent

1100 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 640 West Tower

Washington, DC  20005

 

Direct Number:  202.312.5916

Mobile:  703.307.4920

mcmenamin@alcatel-lucent.com

 

Note:  This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the
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Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jeff Rummel, Esq. and Alan Fishel, Esq.
Law firm:	Arent Fox LLP
Attorney:	Jeff Rummel, Esq. and Alan Fishel, Esq.
Email:	rummelj@arentfox.com
Address:	1050 Connecticut Ave., NW
	Washington, DC 20036

See Attacchment

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NTIAExParte.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T04:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Email:	sara@behavioraleconomics.net
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

This is a corrected copy of the 12-page slide deck I submitted last week. The only thing that is different in this version is the last bullet point on page ten, which should now makes a lot more sense than it used to.

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Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Koopa Technologies
Email:	erich@koopatech.com
Address:	405 Main Ave W
	West Fargo, ND 58078

Please place me on the list to receive notice of activities pertaining
to the Broadband Initiatives created in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Erich Johnson
Koopa Technologies
erich@koopatech.com

Web Form Comment

2009-05-06T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	James Szyperski
Email:	jims@windchannel.com
Address:	75 Fifth Street
	Suite 319
	Atlanta, GA 30308

interest in applying for the upcoming grant opportunities. Please include me in all correspondence. Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-05T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Steven McGee, SAW Concepts LLC
Email:	ceo_heartbeacon@hushmail.com
Address:	PO Box 28
	Oceanport, NJ 07757

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.

http://knowledgetoday.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:Stevenjmcgee

SJM
Steven J. McGee |SAW Concepts LLC|Simple Wins Concept LLC CEO / Scribe for The Heart_Beacon|
PO Box 28 Oceanport NJ| 07757-1354|
Office: 732.229.7275|Cell:732.768.5440|
Web: http://sawconcepts.com|
Secure E-Form: https://forms.hush.com/ceo_heartbeacon
E:mail: ceo_heartbeacon@hushmail.com

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correspondence list for NTIA ARRA grants

2009-05-05T20:01:00Z

Please add me to the correspondence list for NTIA ARRA grant
information. 

 

Amy C. Tykeson

President/CEO

BendBroadband (Bend Cable Communications LLC)

63090 Sherman Rd. 

Bend, OR 97701 

atykeson@bendbroadband.net  

541.312-6442 (Office)

541.617-8420 (Fax)

Web Form Comment

2009-05-05T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Joe Barfield
Email:	joe.barfield@ops.org
Address:	3215 Cuming Street
	Omaha, NE 68131

Our telecommunications division has an interest in applying for the upcoming grant opportunities. Please include me in all correspondence. Thank you.

ARRA BTOP Notice

2009-05-05T00:01:00Z

On May 1, 2009, John Marinho, Vice President of Public Affairs for
Alcatel-Lucent Americas, spoke with Mark Seifert with the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), regarding
Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  

 

Mr. Marinho restated Alcatel-Lucent's support for a public interest
waiver of Section 1605's application to broadband electronics acquired
by State and Local governmental entities participating in NTIA's
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and RUS's broadband
programs.  In the context of broadband deployment construction labor
represents the majority of broadband network deployment costs, not
broadband electronics themselves, and waiver will help stimulate
immediate job creation.  Waiver of Section 1605 to broadband electronics
will also serve the public interest by ensuring that State and Local
government applicants have access to a competitive market for broadband
equipment, and to reflect Congress' directive that ARRA grant programs
honor U.S. trade agreements. 

.

Broadband Deployment = Construction Labor

 

As addressed in Alcatel-Lucent's comments, in Alcatel-Lucent's
experience, between 70 and 90 percent of the cost of next generation
broadband network deployment is directed toward the labor element of
deployment, not broadband equipment. Broadband network construction is
most important, in the context of ARRA, for providing immediate job
stimulus for construction workers and technicians regardless of the
source location of the equipment being deployed. These percentages vary
depending on the rural, suburban, or urban nature of the deployment, as
well as the broadband technology to be deployed, but the market reality
remains constant: broadband deployment dollars are primarily directed at
labor, not equipment. 

 

Applying Section 1605 to broadband equipment will only slow down the
potential for State and Local government broadband projects to have a
stimulative impact on the U.S. economy, by creating uncertainty for
State and Local grant applicants in terms of the products available for
their purchase, which has a direct impact on project costs and potential
network capabilities. An administrative process requiring
application-by-application or product-by-product waiver will, similarly,
delay the stimulative benefits of State and Local government broadband
deployment. The fact remains that the ICT industry is global in nature,
and the overwhelming majority of broadband equipment is not manufactured
in the U.S. Even to the extent a particular type of equipment may be
manufactured by an entity in the U.S., such limited domestic production
cannot supplant the vibrant and competitive market for broadband
equipment globally. 

 

Public Interest Waiver Honors U.S. Trade Agreements

 

In the specific context of State and Local governmental entities, NTIA
and RUS must appreciate that while the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has sought to avoid discriminatory treatment of products under
Section 1605 when such products are manufactured in nations that are
party to trade agreements with the U.S., most State and Local
governments are either not parties to those agreements, or in the case
of State governments, are only parties to a limited extent. A waiver of
ARRA's Buy American provision to broadband equipment will, in addition
to providing State and Local entities with access to the same range of
competitive products as the private sector, ensure that the NTIA and RUS
programs meet the spirit of Congress' direction that ARRA programs honor
U.S. trade agreements.

 

Broadband Equipment Categories

 

For the foregoing reasons, NTIA and RUS should extend a public interest
waiver of Section 1605 to broadband electronics products in the
following categories: 

 

Broadband ICT Products

Routers

- Edge

- Core

- Residential Access , including cable modem termination system and IP
set top boxes

- Commercial Access, including local access routers

Switches

- Edge

- Core
- Residential Access
- Commercial Access

Optical

- Access
- Metro
- Transport

Subscriber Management Hardware and Software
- Security
- Management Applications
- Storage
- Data Center Switching
- Load Balancing

Wireless Access
- WiMAX
- WiFi
- CDMA
- UMTS
- LTE

 

Sincerely,

 

Michael McMenamin

CWA Buy America Ex Parte

2009-05-04T20:01:00Z

Mark -
 
Attached is the CWA Ex Parte on the Buy America provisions. You will find a CWA proposal to streamline implementation of these provisions. I am happy to discuss this further with you.
 
Debbie
 
 
Debbie Goldman
Telecommunications Policy Director and Research Economist
Communications Workers of America
501 Third St N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-434-1194 (phone)
202-434-1201 (fax)
dgoldman@cwa-union.org

Attachments

CWA Buy America Ex Parte.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-05-04T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Brian Demarest
Email:	bdemarest@aframcorp.com
Address:	1601 Olive Street
	St. Louis, MO 63103

Our telecommunications division has an interest in applying for the upcoming grant opportunities. Please include me in all correspondence. Thank you.

Your Invitation to CORTESE.US

2009-05-03T00:01:00Z

Attachments

Notice of Ex Parte Discussion/Cisco Systems

2009-05-03T00:01:00Z

On May 1, 2009, Jeffrey A. Campbell, Senior Director of Technology and
Trade Policy for Cisco Systems, Inc. spoke telephonically with Mark
Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, NTIA regarding the
applicability of the "Buy America" provisions of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program and the Rural Utilities Service.   Mr. Campbell reiterated
Cisco's position that the NTIA and RUS should grant a public interest
waiver of the "Buy America" provisions for certain electronic products
for reasons delineated in Cisco's earlier filings in this proceeding.
Specifically, the completely globalized supply chain of the broadband
equipment sector means that many types of the most important equipment
is not produced in the United States.  Preventing the use of globally
sourced equipment in broadband projects under the BTOP and RUS would
significantly limit product and technology choices and could impair the
ability of the programs to succeed.  Reorienting the global electronics
supply chain for this specific program in a short period of time would
be both inefficient and expensive.  Additionally, Cisco notes that
Office of Management and Budget's Implementation Guidelines for ARRA
grant programs indicates that grants to private sector entities would
not have any "Buy America" requirements while those to public sector
entities would.  A public interest waiver would also be justified to
allow public sector entities to access the same broadband equipment as
the private sector entities.

The specific equipment that should receive the public interest waiver
is:

Routers 
    - Edge
    - Core
    - Residential Access, including cable modem termination system and
IP set top boxes
    - Commercial Access, including local access routers
 
Switches
    - Edge 
    - Core
    - Residential Access
    - Commercial Access
 
Wireless Access
    - WiMAX
    - WiFi
    -	CMDA
    -	UMTS
    -	LTE
 
Optical
    - Access
    - Metro
    - Transport
 
Subscriber Management Hardware and Software
    - Security
    - Management Applications
    - Storage
    - Data Center Switching
    - Load Balancing

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	West Monroe Partners
Email:	dbelmont@westmonroepartners.com
Address:	175 W. Jackson Blvd
	Chicago, IL 60604

We are working with many entities and have pending grant projects, so we are requesting that all updates be emailed to us. Thanks,

Fwd: BTOP

2009-05-01T20:01:00Z


>>> "Gary Chesser"  5/1/2009 1:43:16 PM >>>
Ms. Jefferson,I am trying to find the latest update on the BTOP
activities and if an Application form(s) has been created yet? Thank
You, Gary Gary ChesserNPG Voice ServicesOffice 816-273-0298Home Office
816-387-8996Cell. 816-294-3113

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	James Driessen
Law firm:	Driessen Law
Attorney:	James Driessen
Email:	jd@driessenlaw.com
Address:	435 North Main Street
	La Verkin, UT 84745

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.

Attachments

INVITEE.pdf

Fwd: Grant Proposal for Health Technology /IT

2009-05-01T16:01:00Z


>>> "Greg Johnson2"  5/1/2009 10:28:59 AM >>>

Ms. Francine Jefferson
TOP Program Officer
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230


Dear Ms. Jefferson,

My name is Greg Johnson, and I am the CTO for the Virginia
Commonwealth
University Health System (VCUHS), a major inner-city Academic Medical
Center, located in downtown Richmond Virginia. I am writing you to
discuss
the possibility of developing a grant proposal and submittal in support
of
our Electronic Medical Record system as well as other clinical and
non-clinical systems utilizing wireless technology.

Several months ago we opened up our new Critical Care Hospital (CCH) -
a
state-of-the-art facility designed to maximize the integrated usage of
a
wide variety of disparate wireless systems, ranging from 802.11
wireless
Networks, to Telemetry Systems, to ASCOM & Vocera VoIP communications
systems, paging systems, cell phones, sophisticated NICU monitoring
equipment, etc. The CCH has been extremely successful in its
implementation
of this wireless technology, resulting in improved patient outcomes,
greater patient care and patient safety. The backbone for this
complex,
cutting-edge technology is a system called The InnerWireless Horizon
System, which is essentially a passive Distributed Antennae System
(DAS)
which was installed during the physical construction of the CCH. This
system facilitates the usage of a wide array of wireless technologies
between the frequency range of 400 MHz to 6000 MHz , enabling and
providing
ubiquitous, stable, and reliable coverage throughout this large (15
story,
376,000 sq. ft.) facility. The success and adoption of the technology
has
been extremely well received by clinicians and patients alike. In terms
of
the complexity of the environment we have created, it is one of the
only
Institutions in the world that has achieved this level of integration
and
success.

That's the good news. Now to the reason for my email. In the realm of
unintended consequences, we have created a situation wherein the rest
of
our Medical Center, which does not enjoy an InnerWireless backbone,
has
quickly become a "sore point" amongst our clinicians as they have
readily
seen that they are not able to provide the same level of service, use
the
same level of integrated technology, or have the same level of
wireless
technology reliability as in the CCH. This is viewed as an
unacceptable
situation. However, in order for us to retrofit our pre-existing
physical
structures (specifically our Main and North Hospitals both of which are
on
our Urban campus, as is the CCH), we would need to spend somewhere in
the
neighborhood of $3-$3.5M to bring the InnerWireless system into the
existing facilities.

It is our belief that by doing so, not only would the rest of the
Medical
Center enjoy the same high level of patient services as the new CCH
does,
but it will raise the level of care in the Central Virginia area
significantly, as well as serve as a model for other Health Systems
throughout the country. Working in partnership with our vendor,
InnerWireless, we would like to work with you to help us in crafting a
proposal that would meet your grant submission criteria so that we
could
apply for a grant enabling us to achieve this retrofit and realize all
of
the benefits noted above.

I would very much appreciate setting up a time to either talk with you,
or
perhaps even meet with you in person, to discuss our proposal, and how
we
can go about developing this proposal. I should note that neither
myself
nor my team, nor our partners at InnerWireless have any grant writing
experience, and would therefore need your assistance in developing a
viable
proposal.

Please feel free to contact me and/or Mr. Frank Lasky of InnerWireless
at
the numbers listed below, or via email. I look forward to speaking with
you
in the very near future.

Sincerely,

Greg Johnson

Director & CTO
IT Technology & Engineering Services
VCU Health System Information Systems
804.828.6153

Frank J. Lasky
Director of Sales
InnerWireless, Inc
15446 Legacy Way
Haymarket, VA 20169
(703) 754-7345 Wired
(571) 277-0458 Wireless
flasky@innerwireless.com
www.innerwireless.com
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Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T16:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Rebecca Suhajda
Email:	rebecca.suhajda@hoffmanestates.org
Address:	1900 Hassell Rd
	Rebecca Suhajda
	Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Please add me to the list. Thank you.

Rebecca Suhajda
rebecca.suhajda@hoffmanestates.org
1900 Hassell Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
(847)781-2616

Add Me to List

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Please add my name to your correspondence list.  Thanks.

Jim Scheppke, State Librarian
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-378-4367
(fax) 503-585-8059
jim.b.scheppke@state.or.us

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Sara C Wedeman, Ph.D.
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

This is actually a question/concern. Two days ago, I submitted a comment, along with two documents in pdf format, to this site. So far, I don't see any evidence to suggest you have received them. I'm attaching the confirmation page I got, in case it will help you locate them. Thank you! Sara Wedeman

Attachments

2ndbtopcomment.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kim Reid
Email:	kreid4@nc.rr.com
Address:	5512 Old Still Rd.
	Wake Forest, NC 27587

Please add me to your BTOP correspondence list.
Thank you

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Richard M. Nixon
Email:	007doe@gmail.com
Address:	1313 Mockingbird Way
	Anytown, OH 12345

This is a test.

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Michael Cramer
Email:	mikec@bmpsales.com
Address:	53 East Broadway Suite B
	Little Falls, MN 56345

This program would do the public a great service if it would provide grant monies to rural small business wireless broadband providers such as Business Machines Plus.

We are a startup trying to provide wireless to areas not serviced by any high speed service except satelite. We currently service about a 5 mile radius and have request for areas we can not quite quite reach due to terrain. The major tower companies make it cost prohibitive for us to rent space and purchasing our own towers and installing them is expensive.

We feel if we could erect a few more towers, we could serve the area quite well, but can not justify the expense due to our return on investment (ROI). I am sure the major players would say the same, but they seem to concentrate on the areas that will produce the best ROI (high concentration of potential subscribers).

You might consider making RURAL your primary consideration in making a grant,rather than who might be able to write the best grant proposal. Look at the demographics and availability of high speed as your primary consideration. If you do, then put us on the list for an application.

Thank you,

Michael Cramer
President
Business Machines Plus, Inc. and Little Falls Wireless

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Correspondence List

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Hello,

Please add me to your email and correspondence lists for NTIA grant
information. We currently have a grant proposal in place in Oregon.

Thank you!

Theodore Wadman, CEO
Next Gen Phone Systems
314 NW Monroe Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-360-0300

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Chuck Williams
Email:	chuck.williams@whro.org
Address:	5200 Hampton Blvd
	Norfolk, VA 23508

request to join the correspondence list for BTOP

Contact information:
Chuck Williams
Director of IT
WHRO
Norfolk, VA 23508
757-889-9400
chuck.williams@whro.org

Web Form Comment

2009-05-01T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Chris Weiss
Email:	help@northvalleywireless.net
Address:	North Valley Wireless
	PO Box 7727
	Chico, CA 95927

Would like to request any updates be emailed to us, thank you

Web Form Comment

2009-04-30T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Email:	sara@behavioraleconomics.net
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

It is very important that data on broadband access be collected as part of the full Decennial Census, to be conducted in 2010. In the two attached documents, I explain and illustrate why this is so urgent.

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BTOP - Innovative Programs Support

2009-04-29T00:01:00Z

Dear BTOP Staff,

I attended a conference on the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act
yesterday. Mr. Ed Smith gave an informative presentation on behalf of
the NTIA.

The Apollo Theater's educational programs include the development of a
new technological platform to deliver educational services to school
systems via videoconference technology. The platform is being developed
in partnership with the New York Institute of Technology and the
Educational Enterprise Zone. I believe this program (and perhaps a few
other initiatives at the Theater) may be eligible for some support from
BTOP.

We are looking forward to the official announcement of the application
guidelines and timeline. Please feel free to add me to relevant
listservs/mailing lists, etc.

Thank you, in advance, for your ongoing service. I look forward to
hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,

Derek McPhatter
Development Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations
Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc.
253 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027
Direct: 212.531.5385
Fax: 212.749.2743
http://www.apollotheater.org/

This message contains confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify derek.mcphatter@apollotheater.org immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Derek McPhatter therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.

Add name to list please

2009-04-29T00:01:00Z

Mona Lauber

Director of Planning

Las Vegas, Clark County Urban League

930 W. Owens Ave.

Las Vegas, NV 89106

(702)  636-3949

mlauber@lvccul.org

Web Form Comment

2009-04-25T00:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Andy Lopez
Email:	alopez@info-link.net
Address:	514 Atlantic Ave
	PO Box 149
	Morris, MN 56267

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
and the
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

RE: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
BROADBAND INITIATIVES

FROM: Andy Lopez, President Info Link Wireless, Inc
Dian Lopez, Vice-President 514 Atlantic Ave
PO Box 149
Morris, MN 56267

We are a small private company successfully providing Internet services for over 15 years to rural communities in west central Minnesota. We are 90% female and minority owned with the owners including a PhD in Engineering, a PhD in Computer Science and an MS in Finance. We have provided all business financing through loans and our own private funds. We serve the rural areas of Morris, Montevideo, Appleton, Benson, Ortonville, Perkins Lake, Lake Ida, Donnelly, Hancock, Herman, DeGraf, Holloway and Clontarf with wired and wireless broadband Internet service.

Large telecommunication companies, with their lobbyists, have received billions of taxpayer dollars for rural broadband infrastructure. Now they have convinced the FCC to restructure the EBS/ITFS licensed broadband channels that we have leased for seven years, forcing to us to upgrade our Base station and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE). We were promised, by lawyers in Washington, DC that we would be compensated (by the proponents of the new channel plan) to upgrade our equipment for the new channel plan the FCC is forcing upon us. To date we have spent $21,000 to upgrade our base station and some of the CPE’s and have not received any COMPENSATION for this work. We need another $40,000 to upgrade the remaining CPEs so they are compatible with the new FCC channel plan. To date we have only been offered technical advice, which we do not need.

What is the purpose of this FCC mandated change? So that large companies can monopolize more of the spectrum and make larger profits at the expense of smaller rural based entrepreneurial organizations? So that large companies can appropriate licensed channels and move our licensed services to other smaller pieces of channel? We cannot afford to hire professionals to lobby congress in our behalf.

We were the first company offering Internet services in our area and are proud of our services to rural communities. Please help us to recoup the $60,000+ needed to move our equipment into the new FCC-mandated channel plan that the legislature has given away without our consent.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-25T00:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Law firm:	Spiegel & McDiarmid LLp
Attorney:	Gloria Tristani
Address:	1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
	2nd Floor
	Washington, DC 20036

Errata to Comments submitted by National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on April 13, 2009

Attachments

BTOP NRECA Erratum.pdf

Correspondence list

2009-04-24T20:01:00Z

To Whom It May Concern:

Please add me to your correspondence list.  My contact information is
set forth in the below.  Please let me know if you need any other
information.

Thank you,

Mark Trinchero | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
1300 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300 | Portland, OR 97201
Tel: (503) 778-5318 | Fax: (503) 778-5299 | Mobile: (503) 880-9693
Email: marktrinchero@dwt.com | Website: www.dwt.com
 

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Fwd: broadband comment

2009-04-24T20:01:00Z

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T20:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Steven A. Zecola
Email:	Steve@Be-Differentiated.com
Address:	1 Hickory Knoll Place
	Hilton Head Island, SC 29926

Please see the attached late-filed comment and my asssociated comment to the FCC.

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Cyber Digital, Inc.
Email:	jcchatpar@cyberdigitalinc.com
Address:	400 Oser Ave., Suite 1650
	Hauppauge, NY 11788

Please add to BTOP mailing list

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mount Juliet, TN
Email:	jlongway@longwaybroadband.com
Address:	Mount Juliet, TN
	mount juliet, TN 37122

I've spoken to and have advised many states in creating a comprehensive State Broadband Program to serve the rural or underserved areas with broadband. I'm a registered federal contractor and would like the opportunity to compete in the competitive bidding process for the underserved broadband mapping project or any other related programs. The goal of any program should be to create an accurate "GIS" map representing broadband deployment, set up a program to help build out these networks, and to determine a minimum speed to which broadband can be measured..for which my company has the expertise in doing just that.

These policies and programs dominate Federal and State politics, the national election, and which is receiving stimulus monies...lack of broadband availability and connectivity is now a national issue supported by both parties. The overall importance of the availability and connectivity issue correlates with jobs, health care, information technology, and education. The fact I'm one of a handful of companies that specialize in broadband planning at the State level...I should be included in any discussion to help in broadband planning and execution at the Federal Level.

I'm available anytime and I would love to talk with you regarding this issue!

Please take a look at my companies website it may help with understanding the issue.... http://www.longwaybroadband.com/

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Colleen Johnson
Email:	cjnurse@comcast.net
Address:	1523 NE 76th Street
	Seattle, WA, WA 98115

Interested in applying for a $25,000. grant for CJNURSE, Inc to link nursing staff with wireless GPS communication technology for small business consistent with private duty nursing. Incorporated in State of Washington on March 9, 2009.

Please advise if correct format. Thank you

Your Invitation to CORTESE.US

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Steven Glapa, Zhone Technologies, Inc.
Address:	7001 Oakport Street
	Oakland, CA 94621

Subject: An Erratum to Zhone's April 2 Public Comment

Dear All: It has come to our attention that our source on the profile of manufacturing operations for one of the vendors listed in Exhibit 3 (on page 3) of our public comment submission dated April 2, 2009, was in error. The "Manufacturing" entry for the fourth vendor from the top should be "Yes" rather than "Partial". Please include this updated information in your consideration of the submission.

Regards,

Steven Glapa
VP of Product Management and Marketing
Zhone Technologies, Inc.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Doug Hawk
Email:	dhawk@corp.mtco.com
Address:	220 N Menard
	Metamora, IL 61548

Could you please add me to any mailing lists that you have regarding BTOP and when the formal bid process and forms will be available.
Thank You.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mike Gagnon
Email:	professorm15@peoplepc.com
Address:	2203 S. Washburn rd
	Davison, MI 48423

We own a small bussiness in Lapeer county MI. There is no broadband access in our area. We currently use dial up. Broadband access would increase our productivity greatly. We would like to have highspeed acces via phoneline-tower etc... Supposedly the 7.2 Billion was for peple like us. Please help us. Thank you.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	5000 Estate Enighed, PMB#68, St. John, VI 00830
Email:	rboulon@gmail.com
Address:	5000 Estate Enighed, PMB#68,
	St. John, VI 00830

Here in the Virgin Islands we have many difficulties in obtaining reliable high speed access to the internet. Our terrain and separate islands pose challenges that need to be overcome. I currently use an on-line DSL connection both at home and work but it is not fast nor reliable. I would support any local companies who wish to obtain grant funds to improve internet access by any means that is reasonably priced for the consumer. Thank you.

Notice of ex parte discussion by Gregory L. Rosston

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

On April 21, 2009, Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director, Stanford Institute
for Economic Policy Research sent the following e-mail to Susan Crawford of
the National Economic Council   as a follow up to our ex parte meeting on
April 17, 2009.   It was also sent on April 22, 2009 to Tom Power of NTIA

Sincerely,

Gregory L. Rosston

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Greg Rosston 
Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Ex parte and follow up
To: "Crawford, Susan P." 
Cc: Paul Milgrom , Andy Skrzypacz ,
Scott Wallsten 

Dear Susan,

Thanks for organizing such a great and well-prepared group to meet with me
last week on such short notice.  It is great that you all are working so
hard on implementing this in such a quick and efficient manner.  (Please
don't forget to send me a list so I can file an ex parte.  I will also file
this as an ex parte so you can send it along also)

I wanted to clarify a couple of things that we discussed.  we are all happy
to talk more and help out in any way you desire.

1.  Single round vs. Multiple round.

We advocated a single round sealed-bid design. In principle, anything that
can be accomplished by any multi-round auction mechanism can be accomplished
by some sealed-bid auction. Sometimes it may be easier to convey complex
contingent messages in a "dialog" with the auctioneer that takes two or more
rounds, such as in the ascending multi-item auctions the FCC runs. Against
that supposed advantage is the fact that multi-round auctions can be slow
and expensive and the extra rounds may not solve the relevant problems.

A bidder who wants just one (or two or...) from a set of items can just name
maximum prices for each item and also specify that this applies to a maximum
of one (or two or...). The MAXIMUMS are key. The very rudimentary auction
rules included in our proposal allow bidders to report such maximums. With a
small extension (already implemented in software that Paul Milgrom has
developed), bids with individual prices and suitable maximum quantities can
capture the same substitution possibilities that a multi-round auction can
capture.

In other words, single rounds can provide the benefits of a multiple round
auction without the extensive number of rounds and time.

2.  Package bidding

We did not talk in the submission much about package bidding because of the
ability for bidders to delineate their desired service territory.  But, we
could use package bidding or, more importantly, restrictions to ensure that
bidders do not win more projects than they can handle.  For example, bidders
can include complex preferences in their bids such as "no more than X
dollars worth of projects, project A before project B, etc.

3.  "Public interest" considerations

In our submission we advocate minimizing subjective considerations because
they are likely to be highly subjective due to inherently competing
definitions of �public interest.�  It is possible, however, to incorporate
other considerations if desired.  It would be possible, for example, to
include particular considerations, such as the requirement to allocate at
least $200 million to community colleges and libraries, into a separate
review process and auction the rest of the stimulus money.  Alternatively,
one might create "household equivalents" for libraries such as a percentage
of the number of households within X miles of the library weighted by the
hours and a library factor.  Then projects with both libraries and
households being served could be compared directly.

4.  Clarity and transparency

One of the key ideas is to set out scoring criteria in advance of
submission.  That way you will be able to achieve your stated goals, bidders
will know how to design projects to achieve your goals, and everyone will
have the same information about how the process will work in advance of the
process.

5.  Enforcement

 There were several questions about enforcement and ensuring that winners
follow through on their plans.  As we said in our submission, we agree that
this is critical.  However, it is critical regardless of the selection
process so should not be considered an issue unique to auctions -- all
procurement processes need to have a way to ensure performance.

Thanks again for making the time and gathering everyone.  We are all
available to help in any way we can.  I will be in DC again in a couple of
weeks (May 7-8) if you want to talk in person.

Greg (and Paul, Andy and Scott)

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Crawford, Susan P. <
Susan_P._Crawford@who.eop.gov> wrote:

>  Everyone wanted to meet you!
>
>
>
> I will send you a list for the ex parte.
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________
>
>
>
> Susan Crawford
>
> National Economic Council
>
> 202 456 1410 (p)
>
> 202 503 5416 (c)
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* grosston@gmail.com [mailto:grosston@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Greg
> Rosston
> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 3:04 PM
> *To:* Crawford, Susan P.
> *Subject:* Ex parte and follow up
>
>
>
> Susan,
>
> Thanks a lot for taking the time to meet with me on Friday.  I did not
> expect such a large turnout.  At some point, hopefully we can get together
> for a less formal social visit when I am in town.
>
> I plan to send you a slightly longer e-mail later today clarifying a few
> ideas that I think came out of the meeting.
>
> I think I need to submit an ex parte saying who I met with, etc.  Can you
> give me a list of the people who were there?  Thanks.
>
> I will be back in DC on May 7 and 8 (for a conference on the morning of the
> 8th) so if you want to follow up in person I would be happy to do so.  also,
> obviously we can do so by phone and/or e-mail.
>
> Greg
>
> --
> ____________________
> Gregory L. Rosston
> 650-566-9211
>

-- 
____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

-- 
____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

-- 
____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

Notice of ex parte discussion by Gregory L. Rosston

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

On April 20, 2009, Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director of the Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research had a telephone conversation with Tom
Power of NTIA to discuss the filing by "71 Concerned Economists" about the
use of procurement auctions for the broadband stimulus package.  We
discussed implemenation issues and evaluation issues for the use of
procurement auctions.

Sincerely,

Gregory Rosston

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____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

Notice of ex parte discussion by Gregory L. Rosston

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

CORRECTION OF DATE

On April 17, 2009, Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director of the Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research met with personnel from NTIA, RUS,
OMB, FCC and the National Economic Council to discuss the filing by "71
Concerned Economists" about the use of procurement auctions for the
broadband stimulus package.  In that discussion, I indicated that the
simplest auction would be a single round sealed bid auction with competition
across regions.  Additional discussion concerned clarification and
explanation of the filing.

Among those attending were Markk Seifert and Tom Power from NTIA and several
people from RUS.

Sincerely,

Gregory Rosston

--
____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

Notice of ex parte discussion by Gregory L. Rosston

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

On March 17, 2009, Gregory L. Rosston, Deputy Director of the Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research met with personnel from NTIA, RUS,
OMB, FCC and the National Economic Council to discuss the filing by "71
Concerned Economists" about the use of procurement auctions for the
broadband stimulus package.  In that discussion, I indicated that the
simplest auction would be a single round sealed bid auction with competition
across regions.  Additional discussion concerned clarification and
explanation of the filing.

Among those attending were Markk Seifert and Tom Power from NTIA and several
people from RUS.

Sincerely,

Gregory Rosston

--
____________________
Gregory L. Rosston
650-566-9211

Web Form Comment

2009-04-24T15:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Marc Berejka
Email:	mberejka@microsoft.com
Address:	One Microsoft Way, 112/4118
	Microsoft Corporation
	Redmond, WA 98052

We are resubmitting our comments. The first version posted on the Web is garbled. Thanks.

Attachments

msft ntia rus fcc comments 13apr09 FINAL.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T21:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Denise Pleoger
Email:	dpleoger@winter.k12.wi.us
Address:	P.O. Box 310
	Winter, WI 54896

Please include us on a list for grant notification. We live in a rural area of Northern Wisconsin where there are many areas that are not served by a DSL internet link. The education of students of our school district is being negatively impacted as a result.

TO be added to the mailing list

2009-04-21T18:01:00Z

Thanks,

 

Albert Plimpton
IT/Building Manager 
Direct: 323.201.5575

 

 

 




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BTOP white paper from the higher education community

2009-04-21T15:01:00Z

I would like to submit this *revised* white paper, formally endorsed by organizations that represent all 50 states, over 2200 colleges and universities, 30 state and regional networks, 44 corporations, and international reach to networks in 90 countries.  America's state and regional networks reach over 60,000 institutions including K-12 schools, community colleges, colleges and universities, libraries, hospitals, clinics, medical research centers, agricultural extension sites, museums, and community and performing arts centers.

Attachments

Unleashing.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T14:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Doug Hawk
Email:	dhawk@corp.mtco.com
Address:	220 N Menard
	Metamora, IL 61548

Please review my attached comments on BTOP funding and rules. Thank You!!

Attachments

MTCO NTIA Letter.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T01:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
Address:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
	asdasd, MI 44100

asdasdasd

Attachments

a.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T01:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
Address:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
	asdasd, MI 44100

asdasdasd

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
Address:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
	asdasd, ME 44100

asdasd

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
Address:	imzaa44@hotmail.com
	asdasd, ME 44100

asdasd

Attachments

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	cwelmuhammed@gmail.com
Address:	cwelmuhammed@gmail.com
	asdasd, MN 44100

asdasd

Attachments

ACF3E7.cfm

Web Form Comment

2009-04-21T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	asd@asd.org
Address:	asd@asd.org
	asdasdasd, IN 44100

asdasd

Attachments

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Emma Bowen Foundation

2009-04-20T23:01:00Z

Barbara:  I wanted to follow up on my voice mail message to you last
Friday regarding the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.  As I
mentioned Maureen Lewis briefly told me about the program and I wanted
to see whether there might be a fit for the Emma Bowen Foundation.
Tomorrow, a committee of chief technical officers from major media
companies (HBO, Time Warner, ABC, Charter, Cable Labs, Nielsen, Bright
House, Motorola, etc.)  is participating on a conference call to help
develop and promote and new technical internship program as part of the
Foundation's multi-year media internship for students of color.  In
looking at the NTIA notice, it appears that comments were due on April
13 and that final guidelines will be developed in the future.  It would
help me, for purposes of our conference  call, if knew a little more
about your program.  If you have a few minutes, I would greatly
appreciate a quick conversation.

Kind regards,

Phylis

 

Phylis Eagle-Oldson

President & CEO

Emma L. Bowen Foundation

Phone: 202-637-4494  Fax:  202-637-4495

www.emmabowenfoundation.com

"please note my new email address: phylis.eagle-oldson@nbcuni.com"

Web Form Comment

2009-04-20T17:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	4 Legislative Plaza, Nashville, TN 37243
Email:	sen.doug.overbey@capitol.tn.gov
Address:	Sen. Doug Overbey
	4 Legislative Plaza
	Nashville, TN 37243

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to convey the importance of the Connected Tennessee partnership and its Computers 4 Kids program.

Led by Governor Phil Bredesen, Connected Tennessee is a public-private partnership that brings together state and local government, community organizations, business leaders, libraries, schools, healthcare institutions and technology providers in an effort to work in every Tennessee county to ensure better broadband access and computer literacy. To accomplish this, Connected Tennessee uses collaborative broadband mapping, local research, grassroots technology planning in every county and computer connectivity programs.

Through Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 KidsSM (C4K) program, computers are distributed to children in Tennessee who need them most. To date, the C4K program has distributed more than 1,300 computers to children, families and organizations in need across Tennessee, with plans to distribute at least 1,700 more over the coming years.

As you implement the Broadband Data Improvement Act, please make every effort to ensure that Connected Tennessee and its Computers 4 Kids program is eligible for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As we work together toward economic recovery, it is critical for the federal government to offer funding and support to existing public-private partnerships which have proven effective in bridging the digital divide.

Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,

Doug Overbey
State Senate

Follow-up Re Refiling of 04/13/09 Qwest Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01 Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-20T16:11:00Z

By the e-mail immediately below, Qwest re-filed its Apr. 13, 2009 Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01, Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives in pdf format.  Should NTIA prefer these Comments in Word format (the format in which the Comments were originally filed), Qwest is providing them again today as well in that format, attached hereto.  Thank you.

cc: Tim Sloan, NTIA

Ross Dino
Director, Law Department
Qwest
1801 California Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colo.  80202
303-383-6594 (voice)
303-896-1107 (facsimile)
720-218-3778 (cell)
303-840-8189 (home)
Ross.Dino@qwest.com


________________________________
From: Dino, Ross
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:59 AM
To: 'btop@ntia.doc.gov'
Cc: 'Tim Sloan'; Sarjeant, Lawrence; Newman, Melissa
Subject: Refiling of 04/13/09 Qwest Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01 Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives


On April 13, 2009, Qwest timely filed its comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01, Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives.  While NTIA's website shows the comments as having been received, it appears that a reformatting of the comments occurred that makes them unreadable.  Accordingly, Qwest hereby refiles its comments.  Thank you.

cc: Tim Sloan, NTIA

Ross Dino
Director, Law Department
Qwest
1801 California Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colo.  80202
303-383-6594 (voice)
303-896-1107 (facsimile)
720-218-3778 (cell)
303-840-8189 (home)
Ross.Dino@qwest.com


________________________________
From: Dino, Ross
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:29 PM
To: 'btop@ntia.doc.gov'
Cc: Sarjeant, Lawrence; Newman, Melissa
Subject: 04/13/09 Qwest Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01 Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives

On behalf of Melissa Newman (202-429-3120) and Larry Sarjeant (202-429-3112) of Qwest, attached hereto are the Comments of Qwest Corporation, for filing with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture in response to the Joint Request for Information in Docket No. 090309298-9299-01, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives.

Ross Dino
Director, Law Department
Qwest
1801 California Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colo.  80202
303-383-6594 (voice)
303-896-1107 (facsimile)
720-218-3778 (cell)
303-840-8189 (home)
Ross.Dino@qwest.com

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Refiling of 04/13/09 Qwest Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01 Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-20T16:11:00Z

On April 13, 2009, Qwest timely filed its comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01, Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives.  While NTIA's website shows the comments as having been received, it appears that a reformatting of the comments occurred that makes them unreadable.  Accordingly, Qwest hereby refiles its comments.  Thank you.

cc: Tim Sloan, NTIA

Ross Dino
Director, Law Department
Qwest
1801 California Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colo.  80202
303-383-6594 (voice)
303-896-1107 (facsimile)
720-218-3778 (cell)
303-840-8189 (home)
Ross.Dino@qwest.com


________________________________
From: Dino, Ross
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 3:29 PM
To: 'btop@ntia.doc.gov'
Cc: Sarjeant, Lawrence; Newman, Melissa
Subject: 04/13/09 Qwest Comments in Docket 090309298-9299-01 Re ARRA of 2009 Broadband Initiatives

On behalf of Melissa Newman (202-429-3120) and Larry Sarjeant (202-429-3112) of Qwest, attached hereto are the Comments of Qwest Corporation, for filing with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture in response to the Joint Request for Information in Docket No. 090309298-9299-01, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives.

Ross Dino
Director, Law Department
Qwest
1801 California Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colo.  80202
303-383-6594 (voice)
303-896-1107 (facsimile)
720-218-3778 (cell)
303-840-8189 (home)
Ross.Dino@qwest.com

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-18T18:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Charlotte Wolter
Email:	cwolter@theipvoice.com
Address:	927 18th Street Suite A
	Santa Monica, CA 90403

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-17T22:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jennie B. Chandra
Email:	jennie.b.chandra@windstream.com
Address:	1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 802
	Washington, DC 20036

Windstream submitted comments at 11:25pm Eastern on 4/13/09. However, we now realize that the confirmation we received incorrectly indicated that it was one hour later (or 12:25am on 4/14).

Windstream's comments were submitted in advance of the deadline, and we would appreciate a revised confirmation, and an acknowledgement that it was an error, likely to be an internal clock error on your server or other computer system.

Please contact me by email at jennie.b.chandra@windstream.com or at telephone number 202-223-7664.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-17T19:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	St. Louis Broadband
Email:	victoria@stlbroadband.com
Address:	505 Hillsboro Road
	Farmington, MO 63640

We were recently were asked to add more fixed wireless coverage in our proposal which is not reflected in our revised our comment.

We also agree and support the Wireless Internet Service Providers NTIA comments and questions. St. Louis Broadband is a member of WISPA.org

Victoria Proffer
CEO
St. Louis Broadband, LLC

Attachments

ACF165.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-17T17:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	art@beehive.net
Attorney:	J.O. Hooper
Email:	hooper@beehive.net
Address:	2000 Sunset Road
	Lake Point, UT 84074

Please see last paragraph of this article concerning Broadband, and senior health & fiber to the home.

Attachments

Last Word 2002-09.mht

Web Form Comment

2009-04-17T00:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NTIA and RUS Administrators
Email:	mtk001a1@verizon.net
Address:	21350 Preservation Drive
	Land O Lakes, FL 34638

I am posting to voice my concern regarding the Broadband Stimulus initiative and the possibility that a large part of that initiative may be directed to companies sourced outside the United States.

As a tax payer responsible for the availability of these funds, I am strongly opposed to any notion that other nations may benefit from the direct letting of any future contracts.

I summarize a few points in the objectives our President has encouraged;
1. “…Modernize an FCC program that supports rural phone service so that it promotes affordable broadband coverage across rural America as well”
2. “…America could lose the competitive edge that has served as the foundation for our strength and standing in the world”
3. “…We should never forget that our workers are still more productive than any on Earth”
4. “…Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy – where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit
5. …That’s why the overwhelming majority of the jobs created will be in the private sector…”

********************* BUY AMERICAN! ********************

Sincerely,
Mike Klosicki

please ad to mailing list for upcoming grants

2009-04-16T21:01:00Z

Web Form Comment

2009-04-16T21:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy, & Prendergast, LLP
Law firm:	Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy, & Prendergast, LLP
Attorney:	Mary J. Sisak
Address:	Street NW
	Suite 300
	Washington, DC 20037

On Monday, April 13, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy, & Prendergast, LLP filed comments on behalf of 58 rural incumbent local exchange carriers (Rural ILECs) and the centralized equal access providers (CEA Providers), referred to as "The Rural Carriers".

Attached is an erratum containing an updated list of Rural Carriers, adding Peñasco Valley Telecommunications of Artesia, New Mexico.

Attachments

Amended Carriers.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-16T19:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Tiffany Norwood c/o Next Generation Broadband
Email:	tiffany@ngb.biz
Address:	1025 Thomas Jefferson Street
	Suite 109
	Washintgon, DC 20007

Next Generation Broadband Inc
Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission
March 31, 2009

Recommendations Regarding the Application of Broadband Stimulus Funds

Introduction
Next Generation Broadband, founded in 2001, is a broadband networking and software company that specializes in advanced application technology that enables automation and enhanced services for broadband networks. Located in the District of Columbia, Next Generation Broadband has developed and deployed, both domestically and internationally, systems that allow for advanced functionality such as fully automated customer installations, customer device management and session managed services.

NGB thanks the FCC for the opportunity to submit comments in relation to the proposed Broadband Stimulus funding, which we believe will provide insight and an alternative perspective to the Commission in determining the appropriate use of the funds allocated by Congress to achieve its aims in promoting the use and availability of broadband service to the highest level in the United States.

Comment on Application of Broadband Stimulus Funds
NGB’s interest in providing comments to the FCC is to suggest ways in which advanced technologies, like our own, can be used to enhance and leverage the investment that the government, and in particular the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) FCC and the Department of Agriculture to extend the use and availability of broadband services across the country. In this respect, Next Generation Broadband would like to comment on how advanced software based technology can support:
• Making access to broadband services more accessible to underserved and unserved markets through automation of systems supporting the broadband networks
• Reducing installation and operating costs through automation to make broadband generally more affordable
• Making systems at service providers more flexible to allow a greater variety of services that can address underserved markets
• Offering Pay-As-You-Go broadband to allow customers to buy broadband on an as needed basis
• Leveraging innovation and efficiency of productized software solutions to quickly impact these market segments
• Insuring US global leadership in advanced applications for broadband networks, which can then be exported, resulting in an increased and extended return on the government funds invested

Reducing Installation Costs Allows Operators to Offer Service to More Consumers
Beyond the investment in the core infrastructure, for both wireline or wireless networks, a key barrier to subscriber take-up is the cost of installation and activation of service. This cost on average is $100-150 per subscriber depending on a variety of factors. By automating all or part of the installation process through advanced software applications, this number can be reduced by at least 50%. Reducing this fixed cost, allows operators to:
• Offer services without an annual commitment
• Have more flexibility in pricing of services
• Loosen credit requirements for new customers
• Potentially lower cost of service

Flexible Systems in an Operator’s Data Center allows Economical Support of Underserved Markets
At the present, it is very difficult for operators to handle different groups of users in a unique manner, weather its low-income families that need subsidized service or government sponsored entities. Currently all subscribers have to be managed in the same manner, due to the inflexibility of the operator’s backe-end systems. Next Generation Broadband has developed software that resides in the operators’ central data center that can identify and direct different types of users to different product or service options in a cost effective automated manner. The possible benefits include:
• Special services and pricing for different groups of users
• Government sponsored subscriber segments that are provided free or subsidized service
• Virtual secondary networks for government or educational entities that can leverage the primary network of the service provider

Pay As You Go Broadband Makes Broadband more Affordable to a Larger Base of Subscribers
For most underserved markets, the service cost is a key impediment, new pricing options such as Pay as You Go” can be implemented that do not require a high monthly fee for broadband usage. Pay As You Go broadband also removes issues around credit checks. This service class is a model already used in the cellular telephone space with some success, and NGB has already had discussions with a number of large broadband service providers in North America and in Europe on our session management system that allows a cost effective means of automating the control and pricing of pay as you go services. Benefits include:
• Reduce need for credit checks
• Eliminating requirement for high fixed monthly payment by subscriber
• Cost effective solution for occasional users
• New service option for subscribers on a fixed income

Product Based Software Solutions Allow Immediate Impact and Access for the Underserved Markets
In making broadband services more accessible to underserved markets there are multiple options such as hardware based solutions or custom built applications. These options are very expensive and can take years to implement. Product based software solutions, from small innovative companies like Next Generation Broadband, are existing technology that can be deployed quickly and can have immediate impact on underserved markets. This technology is applicable to cable, DSL and wireless based networks. Productized software solutions allow:
• System deployments in months instead of years
• Impact on underserved markets in months instead of years
• Proven technology that has been previous deployed, supporting a national footprint both in the US and internationally
• Lower operational and technology risks for operators and service providers

Investing in Technology Developed by Small Businesses can be Leveraged and Exported Globally
The US has an opportunity to be a global market leader in developing advanced applications and software systems that expand functionality of broadband networks. Investment in these systems can be leveraged in international markets and have a multiplier effect beyond addressing underserved markets in the US. Government support of the capital expense of these technologies can help insure the leadership of US companies in this space. This type of innovation, historically originates from small businesses such as Next Generation Broadband, resulting in:
• New jobs created in the US to support the development and deployment of these applications
• US based intellectual property that can be sold and exported to overseas markets
• Global recognition of US as market leader in broadband technology
• Creation of cottage industries to support extensions of core technology

About Next Generation Broadband
Next Generation Broadband has installed systems both domestically and internationally to large broadband service providers, enabling automation and advanced functionality on broadband networks. Some of our systems include: auto installation for broadband data and VoIP, session managed solutions for pay as you go and free user trials, as well as, systems to identify and manage different types of broadband devices such as PCs, cable modems, gaming devices and home networking equipment. Currently NGB is developing new products for wireless and video networks.

NGB’s core team has worked at many key broadband service providers like, AT&T, Verizon, USWest, Time Warner, Telstra, Road Runner, and others. Our executive team has experience across international markets in Asia, Europe, South America as well as North America. Market experience includes Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong/China, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand in Asia and Oceania, and in Europe, the Netherlands, France, United Kingd

Attachments

NGB Submission to the FCC 900331 final.pdf

City of Detroit Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr.'s Comments on BTOP

2009-04-16T19:01:00Z

There was some difficulty in transmitting the attached statement of City of Detroit Mayor Cockrel under cover of my 4/13/09 email so I am resubmitting the statement.  Curtis Blessing
>>> Curtis Blessing 4/13/2009 5:12 PM >>>
Dear Sirs/Mses.:  Attached please find the comments of City of Detroit Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel. Jr. wishes to submit regarding the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.
Sincerely,
Curtis B. Blessing
Senior Advisor to Mayor Cockrel
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KVC.to.NTIA.Comment.4.13.09.Broadband.Regs..pdf

Notification of Ex Parte Meeting/ David Townsend and Mark Kennet/ re-send

2009-04-16T18:01:00Z

The attached describes an April 14, 2009, meeting with NTIA staff and
David Townsend & Mark Kennet.

Attachments

Market Frontier Meeting.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-16T17:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

I discovered a blooper on the first page of my comment, so am re-submitting a corrected copy. Hope you'll read this one and discard the previous version. Thanks!

Attachments

Comment1R-BBmapping.pdf

ARRA BTOP Notice

2009-04-16T17:01:00Z

On March 21 and March 24, John Marinho, Alcatel-Lucent, and Mark
Seifert, NTIA, had telephone conversations regarding application of the
Recovery Act's Buy American provision to the BTOP program.
Alcatel-Lucent responded to questions and also provided information in
support of the view that information and communications technology (ICT)
products should not be subject to the provision. 

 

Alcatel-Lucent made the following points.  BTOP projects do not fit
within "public work" or should be exempt.  In any event the vast
majority of stimulus dollars for broadband projects will be devoted to
the labor costs of deployment, not ICT equipment.  The majority of
companies in the ICT sector - both U.S.-based and those headquartered
elsewhere - rely on a globalized supply chain for broadband equipment,
and investment would be delayed if a restrictive rule were applied.
Alcatel-Lucent supported the view that the provision should not apply to
the BTOP program, consistent with the comments it submitted on April 13.

 

Sincerely,

 

Michael McMenamin

Notification of Ex Parte Meeting/ David Townsend and Mark Kennet

2009-04-16T17:01:00Z

The attached describes an April 14, 2009, meeting with NTIA staff and
David Townsend & Mark Kennet.

Attachments

Market Frontier Meeting.doc

BTOP filing.

2009-04-16T17:01:00Z

Dear Sirs,

    I was unable to attach this file via the online web form.  Michelle
Carey suggested that I sent it to this e-mail address.

    As an ISP that's been working to bridge the digital divide for a decade
now I thought it important to give you my thoughts on what *I* need to bring
better services and lower prices to my region.

Thanks!
Marlon K. Schafer
Owner
Odessa Office Equipment
(509) 988-0260

Attachments

NTIA grant suggestions.doc

2009-04-16T16:01:00Z

Dear NTIA and RUS administrators:

I understand you are uncertain about the applicability of the stimulus bill's Buy American provision to the broadband stimulus programs

nearly all the broadband equipment suppliers have offshored their manufacturing to Asia

if you do not require accounting of the American labor content in broadband stimulus grant proposals, and place a high priority on American labor content in your proposal evaluation process, as much as half of the $7.2b in broadband stimulus funds could go to support jobs overseas.

as a taxpayer who will ultimately pay part of the bill for all this, I write to urge you to include credible, strong enforcement of the Buy American provisions in the implementation of your programs.  Otherwise this may substantially miss the main point of it all, American jobs creation!

Thank you.

Andy An

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-16T15:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Doug Hawk
Email:	dhawk@corp.mtco.com
Address:	220 N Menard
	Metamora, IL 61548

I have read through the grant rules, and am surprised to see that only projects that could not be done without this stimulus money should get precedence. It seems like this will encourage a round of amateur hour, involving startups and poorly managed companies whose long term viability may be in question. In short, a poor investment for taxpayer dollars!
Our company is sound and stable, and we have several plans/projects in the design phase that fit the criteria perfectly by truly reaching many rural areas with next gen services. More importantly, we have the track record, experience and resources to see the job(s) through quickly.
My hope is that the small, established company will get fair consideration without the need for lawyers, lobbyists etc that are beyond our reach and below our ethical standards.
Are there application forms available yet??
Thank you
Doug Hawk
Network Manager
Metamora Telephone Co/MTCO Communications
dhawk@corp.mtco.com

Web Form Comment

2009-04-16T00:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Travis King
Email:	tking@intelicloud.com
Address:	895 Dove Street
	3rd Floor
	Newport Beach, CA 92660

InteliCloud is a US manufacture of NGN equipment that allows multiple services to reside on a single network, triples capacity per sq ft and reduces power and space requirements by more than 60% compared to competitor platforms. In the interest of expanding broadband and reach remote areas, our 'network-in-a-box' costs 70% less to purchase and the 'plug-n-play' scalability allows JIT expansion based on capacity and performance needs. We are looking to partner with service providers for a winning proposal that maximizes the gov dollars spent. Visit us at www.intelicloud.com for more information and contact me at tking@intelicloud.com.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T23:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	St. Louis Broadband, LLC
Email:	victoria@stlbroadband.com
Address:	St. Louis Broadband, LLC
	505 Hillsboro Road
	Farmington, MO 63640

Due to errors in the NTIA web submission process, we are adding a .pdf version.

Attachments

NTIA Request for Public Comment.pdf

RE: Comments to NTIA and RUS of Premium Choice Broadband

2009-04-15T21:03:00Z

interesting story in today's Wall Street Journal on the fight  between
the states and the feds re: allocation of broadband stimulus funds.
States arguing they should distribute the money because feds too
bureaucratic and slow.

> _____________________________________________ 
> From: 	Landry, Andrew  
> Sent:	Monday, April 13, 2009 1:08 PM
> To:	BTOP@ntia.doc.gov
> Cc:	avamvakias@pcb-me.com; Hudson, Steven A.; Pachios, Harold C.;
> Donahue, Joseph G.
> Subject:	Comments to NTIA and RUS of Premium Choice Broadband
> 
> 
> Enclosed for filing in the above-captioned matter, please find the
> Comments of Premium Choice Broadband.
> If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free
> to contact me at (207) 791-3191 or alandry@preti.com.
> 
> 
> 
> Andrew Landry, Esq.
> Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
> 45 Memorial Circle, PO Box 1058
> Augusta, ME  04332-1058
> 
> Tel.  207.623.5300
> Fax  207.623.2914
>  << File: Premium Comments Broadband - Cover Letter to NTIA.DOC >>  <<
> File: Premium Choice Broadband - Comments to NTIA and RUS.DOC >> 

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FW: Notice of Ex Parte Discussion/Cisco Systems

2009-04-15T21:03:00Z

________________________________

From: Jeff Campbell (jeffrcam) 
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:55 PM
To: 'btop@nita.doc.gov'
Cc: 'Mark Seifert'
Subject: Notice of Ex Parte Discussion/Cisco Systems

On March 23, 2009, Jeffrey A. Campbell, Senior Director of Technology
and Trade Policy for Cisco Systems, Inc. spoke telephonically with Mark
Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, NTIA regarding the
applicability of the "Buy America" provisions of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program.  Mr. Campbell indicated that Cisco did not believe that
broadband grants under BTOP constituted a "public work" which would
subject them to the "Buy America" requirement.  Mr. Campbell also
indicated in the alternative that if the grants were determined to be
covered, then a public interest waiver of the "Buy America" requirements
should be granted for all electronics equipment used in broadband
networks.

Jeffrey A. Campbell
Senior Director, Technology and Trade Policy
Global Policy and Government Affairs

campbell@cisco.com
Phone :202-354-2920
Fax :202-354-2930

Cisco Systems, Inc.
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 250
Washington, DC 20004
United States
www.cisco.com

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T20:03:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	victoria@stlbroadband.com
Email:	victoria@stlbroadband.com
Address:	505 Hillsboro Road
	Farmington, MO 63640

My name is Victoria Proffer, I am the CEO of St. Louis Broadband, LLC, http://stlbroadband.com

A bit about my background. I built the first dial-up network for our proposed fixed wireless coverage area, so I have been an ISP for sixteen years, I have been involved in fixed wireless for ten of those years and owned and operated St. Louis Broadband, a fixed wireless service provider in the metro St. Louis area for the last six years.

St. Louis Broadband provides services to business in the Westport area. We provide service to small business and are their technical partner, as well as large business where we back-up their wired services.

As a member of WISPA http://WISPA.org and a WISPA Legislative Committee I have worked answering the questions that NTIA has sent out. However, as a WISP I have been actively involved in developing a plan for my community.

St. Louis Broadband has been looking at a project that we have named ShowMe Broadband, http://showmebroadband.com. We have been working on this project for the past two years. I have attached a coverage map of this area. There are several pockets, in the nine county area, of residential homes that range from 500 to 2500 population that are totally unserved. As well as there are the same pockets that are underserved with only one provider.

We talked to community leaders, colleges, hospitals, home owners association, as well as recently the state of Missouri regarding our project.

Because of envisioning this project two years ago in some locations we are currently “shovel ready” and ready to start construction today. However the State recently spoke of possible “rights of ways” for tower location in exchange for broadband services to State locations like prisons, court houses, etc. These areas still need to be examined for possible use.

One of St. Louis Broadband’s customers is the American Red Cross. We have been providing them service over the past five years, as well as technical support. One thing that we have been discussing during this time frame is our geological area and how dangerous it can be.

I feel that our project is one of the most important in the state of Missouri, if not in the nation. Our location is in the southeast portion of Missouri. This location has some interesting and challenging features due to the Precambrian geology. This area also hosts the New Madrid fault zone.

In some of the counties that we are proposing our fixed wireless solution, they are just now starting to install 911 services, I know of one county that there is no 911 service at all. Also another factor that makes this situation more vulnerable is because most of these counties, due to their rich ore where a part of a chain of mines, there are mazes of honeycombs that whole communities sit on.

“THE HIGHEST EARTHQUAKE RISK in the UNITED STATES outside the West Coast is along the New Madrid Fault. Damaging tremors are not as frequent as in California, but when they occur, the destruction covers over more than 20 times the area because of underlying geology.

A DAMAGING EARTHQUAKE in this AREA, 6.0 or greater, occur about every 80 years (the last one in 1895). The results would cause serious damage to schools and masonry buildings from Memphis to St Louis.” http://www.scchealth.org/docs/ems/docs/prepare/newMadrid.html

As one can see from the above statement we are way past our deadline for this quake. Doubled in with the fact of communities sitting on top of this honeycomb of mines, it is a disaster waiting to happen. Add in the fact that these communities have little or no communications, it makes this another Katrina or worse in our midst.

St. Louis Broadband has designed a network with a triple fiber redundancy from different National Access Points, in the event that we could lose fiber connectivity, as well as we have added redundant satellite feeds. The tower network itself has a “self healing” distribution ring. We are limiting the use of guyed towers and opting for self-supporting towers for “earthquake prevention”.

Because of these towers being in great locations for wind in the fall/winter and solar in the spring/summer, rather than installing diesel powered generators for backup we have added solar and wind devices. We have also added a 4.9 GHz network for First Responders. We want all counties in our network to have access to this, we feel that this is very important.

We also feel it is important to include telemedicine programs, as well as distance learning. This network will be fully capable of supporting both.

What do we need from NTIA to provide this?
• Make emergency infrastructure a priority. While we understand the importance of bringing broadband to rural areas we feel that the loss of potential life is priority. These applications above all should receive first consideration.
• Keep it simple. While we recognize that certain information needs to be provided to disburse ARRA monies, don’t make the project unattainable because of complicated studies or too much government involvement.
• Let the States be involved. We realize that distributing the funds directly to the States is not what Congress intended. We also understand that this would add another layer of government that is not necessary. However we also realize that State involvement is crucial to understand the resources and support services that can be utilized. We feel that the States should support the applicable grants and be kept fully aware of the process, as well as the construction phases of each network.
• Flexibility. When designing a network of this magnitude, sometimes one runs into trouble. While it is easy to calculate the nuts and the bolts, building in the two year time frame may require slight changes of plans, such as easement issues, vendor issues, labor issues, etc. Let the States be involved in monthly project meetings where these changes could be discussed and approved. Let the States be the NTIA local authority.
• Complete Funding. When projects offer multiple goals of the ARRA Grant directives, allow complete funding of projects rather than the 20% commitment. My personal feeling is that we are going to see the “Pioneers of Broadband” involved in this project. These are the guys and gals that developed the fixed broadband solution. These are not the AT&T nor Verizon companies. These “Pioneers” have put up their homes to build their networks, risked everything to make this technology available for the masses. These companies compete daily with the ILECs who receive federal funding. These are the same ILECS that have “cherry picked” their networks and have put this country into the current situation it is in, with limited broadband access. We believe that companies that have received past federal funding should be exempt from this grant. These funds should also be available to draw upon immediately once a grant has been awarded. It is the guys that are operating the companies with less than $1 million in annual revenue that are going to build the American Broadband Backbone. These are the more “bang for the buck” guys, because they have had to be, nothing has been handed to them or easy for them, and I do speak from experience. These guys are true Americans that work hard for a living to bring the technology of fixed wireless to America.
• Give small and economically challenged businesses a break. We are a woman owned business, as well as Viet Nam veteran run and owned. To establish a SBA 8(a) certification it not only takes a great deal of time, but of money as well. Either use the self-certification set by the SBA for WOSB or streamline the SBA 8(a) certification process. These businesses should receive at least a 5% priority.

I hope the views of our company has helped and I hope to see the NTIA do what is right for America in this crucial time. Let our grandchildren know in the years to come that you made the right decision today.

Sincerely,
Victoria Proffer
CEO – St. Louis Broadband
314-974-5600

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Garbled SIA filing April 13 at 7:08 pm

2009-04-15T19:04:00Z

I spoke with Barbara Brown and she suggested that I notify you that the above-described Satellite Industry Association filing is garbled on the NTIA website.  She informed me that you were checking all of them, but just wanted to make sure that you were aware of this problem.

Let us know if you need another copy of the filing or have questions or problems.  Thanks.

Carolyn Roddy

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T17:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	David Hannum
Email:	sales@newerabroadband.com
Address:	1045 Old 7 Road
	Coolville, OH 45723

[see attachment]

Attachments

NTIA-letter.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T17:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Greg Diamond
Address:	1025 Eldorado Blvd.
	Broomfield, CO 80021

Resubmit of comments originally submitted on April 13

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ACF7F85.pdf

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T17:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Wirefree Partners III, LLC
Address:	505 Beachland Boulevard
	Vero Beach, FL 32963

Wirefree Partners is reposting its April 13th Comments to the request for information under its corporate name, rather than the name of its president. See attached Comments.

Attachments

Wirefree Partners III, LLC Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T16:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Dave Giles
Email:	daveg@invisimax.com
Address:	126 W Johnson Ave
	Warren, MN 56762

Consider Rural Wisps equal to rural Tele co's when providing these grants. We are serving the under served today. That is why we started in this business. We need help to take it to the next level and to the unserved.
InvisiMax has been an ISP since 1996. Formerly Rural Access. We became a Wireless Broadband provider in 1998.
We are in rural Minnesota and rural North Dakota. We have invested all of our owners finances and talents into this company to provide the service this program is intended for.
Rural telcos in this area finally decided to step up and provide limited Broadband 4-5 years after they saw the need. Rural WISPS (wireless internet service providers) many of whom are small, most all touch the underserved areas. In the early years of the USDA RUS broadband funds we could not even qualify as our "existing lenders" feared our existence. We were a disruptive service to them.
Grants to expand Wisp networks and improve these networks should be made a priority in the scoring of Grants.
Grant applications need to be simple and cost effective. Large companies can dedicate resources to engineers and Grant writers as they have departments dedicated to writing and regulation reporting of these.
Plans need to make sense and be proven to provide value. Over engineering or added expense is not needed in most rural areas. Common sense from experienced providers works well. We have looked at the RUS loan program and turned away. To prove it is too complicated of an application and to expensive to apply check with WISPA to see how many used it. That is why the funds have never been all used up. How many went broke trying to get the funds or use it?
Grants should not be tied to the rural community. in communities we brought broadband in they did not even know what it meant. If they were getting something for free they would not take it. After we spent our money bringing the service the adoption rate improved. So Grants need to go to operators. Most City councils in Rural America do not even want the job. But will accept a new service in town if they do not have to sign for it. That should be the providers job.
A % of the funds should be available with an excepted plan with the balance paid in a timely period. In rural America many do not have the ability to fund the project and expect a refund.
Computer labs are not needed and a waist in the communities we currently serve. We do provide for free to rural fire Depts, ambulance, or Cities if they want or have a need.

The Broadband Stimulus Bill

2009-04-15T16:05:00Z

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.� 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.� Quite frankly, if this happens, I sincerely doubt that this American developer, and manufacturer of leading edge telecommunications infrastructure equipment will survive!

Thank you very much. 

Kenneth Daniels 
Manufacturing Engineer 
Zhone Technologies, Inc. 
Largo, Florida

Notification of Ex Parte Meeting/ Space Data

2009-04-15T16:05:00Z

The attached describes a March 20, 2009 meeting with OPAD staff and
Space Data plus Counsel.

Attachments

space data mapping meeting_1.doc

Notification of Ex Parte Meeting/ CostQuest and LinkAmerica Alliance

2009-04-15T16:05:00Z

The attached describes a March 11, 2009 meeting with OPAD staff and a
LinKAmerica Alliance team led by CostQuest Associates.  Associated
slides are also included.

Attachments

Fwd: Web Form Comment | William L. Kovacs (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) | 8:54:00 PM

2009-04-15T15:04:00Z


>>> "Goldman, Jason"  4/14/2009 1:43:19 PM >>>
On behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, William L. Kovacs submitted
comments on 4/13/2009.  However, there seems to be a technical error
with the posting of our comments.  Clicking on the link to our
comments
results in a "Page Not Found" error. Please fix or advise me on how to
correct this problem.



Thanks,

Jason



===



Jason D. Goldman

Counsel

Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062

Tel: 202-463-5949

Fax: 202-887-3445

E-mail:  jgoldman@uschamber.com

Attachments

U.S. Chamber - Comments to NTIA RUS & FCC on Broadband Provisions in the ARRA.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T15:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Daryl Phillips
Email:	daryl@hickmantn.org
Address:	P.O. Box 204
	130 Progress Center Plaza
	Centerville, TN 37033-0204

To Whom It May Concern:

My organization, Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association, and I have been involved with Connected Tennessee almost from its incorporation in Tennessee. Connected Tennessee has been an efficient and effective force in increasing broadband and technology availability and utilization in my county as well as across our state.

It is well worth my support in writing to you to convey the importance of the Connected Tennessee partnership and its Computers 4 Kids program.

Led by Governor Phil Bredesen, Connected Tennessee is a public-private partnership that brings together state and local government, community organizations, business leaders, libraries, schools, healthcare institutions and technology providers in an effort to work in every Tennessee county to ensure better broadband access and computer literacy. To accomplish this, Connected Tennessee uses collaborative broadband mapping, local research, grassroots technology planning in every county and computer connectivity programs.

Through Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 KidsSM (C4K) program, computers are distributed to children in Tennessee who need them most. To date, the C4K program has distributed more than 1,300 computers to children, families and organizations in need across Tennessee, with plans to distribute at least 1,700 more over the coming years.

As you implement the Broadband Data Improvement Act, please make every effort to ensure that Connected Tennessee and its Computers 4 Kids program is eligible for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As we work together toward economic recovery, it is critical for the federal government to offer funding and support to existing public-private partnerships which have proven effective in bridging the digital divide.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Daryl D. Phillips, CEcD
Executive Director
Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T15:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stephanie Biziewski
Address:	312 Covewood Trail
	Asheville, NC 28805

I'm in favor of using federal stimulus money to support non-profits and local business organizations to revitalize and regenerate our imbalanced economy. But, these businesses must be able to demonstrate that they are managed professionally today, that they hold a practical vision for a dynamic, long-term future, and that they have a history of contributing to the growth of our local and regional economies by creating increasing job opportunities.

Before granting stimulus package funding, please investigate the integrity and sustainability of Asheville, NC's Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) as a rural broadband provider for Western North Carolina.

In a presentation given on February 23, 2009, several audience members asked Executive Director Wally Bowen questions about MAIN's business plans and the truth behind its claims as a sustainable business.

As an attendee at that meeting, I observed that Mr. Bowen could not provide any detailed information about accounting history, business projections, or management practices to show that MAIN is able to keep itself in business. I understand that at least some of this kind of information should have been included in MAIN's application for stimulus package funding.

Mr. Bowen also publicly admitted that, in all its 13-year history, there were only one or two years in the late nineties when MAIN's income from its internet services were sufficient to cover the operating costs of the business. It seems that MAIN has been able to stay in business, not because it is a viable alternative to commercial internet providers. But because it is a non-profit whose sustaining operating capital comes from public grants and fundraising.

And, apparently, there are no plans to create long-term jobs that would be supported by the stimulus package funds.

MAIN's Board of Directors has a history of high turn-over, especially in the last 6 months. The organization seems to be held together primarily by the singular efforts of its founder and Executive Director. To my knowledge, there is no succession plan and no organizational structure to ensure that MAIN is a dynamic, creative, long-term player in the economic growth of Western North Carolina.

As a tax-payer and a citizen who cares that our human energy and financial resources are used wisely, I ask that stimulus package money be awarded to those organizations who have a proven track record in managing sustainable businesses of the 21st century-kind. Before awarding any funds to MAIN, please be sure it meets all of the necessary practical, ethical, and innovative criteria.

Stephanie Biziewski
Asheville, NC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Ron Elliott
Email:	ron@cyberstarz.com
Address:	1505B S. Parrot Ave
	Okeechobee, FL 34974

In the past, Grant eligibility has been limited to unserved areas that could be geographically identified either as a Census Designated Place (CDP) or as a point on a Rand McNally map.

If, with aerial mapping, Google Earth, satellite photos, or County Tax Records we can identify a point on the earth where hundreds of people live; (1) 20 miles from the nearest Incorporated area (2) have absolutely NO BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY other than dial up (3) have no school (4) have no medical facility or even a single doctor (5) have no community center (6) have no fire station (7) 4% of the roads are paved (8)median income is below the State level....would it not seem that this is a community desperately in need of what we are all trying to do?

To pass up an opportunity to help Communities such as the above, simply because Rand McNally thinks them unworthy of mention, would make a mockery of the entire Stimulation Plan. Please address this issue.

Thank you

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Marlon K. Schafer
Email:	ooe@odessaoffice.com
Address:	P.O. Box 489
	Odessa, WA 99159

Broadband Grant Suggestions

Odessa Office Equipment has been an ISP (Internet Service Provider) since 1997. We started the ISP portion of the business because no one else would bring dial-up access to my home town. In 1998 we installed the first DSL system that I’m aware of anywhere in the county (http://www.odessaoffice.com/sdsl.html). Again, because no one would do it and the local Telco told me “We’ll never put DSL into a market so small because there is no way to make money at it.”

In late 1999 and early 2000 we installed the first high speed wireless system in the county. I chose wireless because it would allow me to service more customers at higher speeds and at greater distances than DSL. It also had the side benefit of being less expensive in the long run. Some of the things I’ve done or seen over the years can be seen here: http://www.odessaoffice.com/wireless

As a founding board member of WISPA (http://www.wispa.org) and a current Legislative Committee member I’m aware of the questionnaire that you’ve sent out. I will work with WISPA in answering your questions directly. However, I thought it might be helpful for you to hear directly from someone that’s already bridging the “digital divide” on a small scale, but bridging it none the less. (Our customers in and near Odessa Wa. see speeds of up to 10mbps both down and up!)

The ONLY reason that I’ve not put in more, bigger, faster service to more of my neighboring communities (current approximate coverage map: http://accima.com/images/coverage_2004.jpg) is money. Yes I could get private loans, RUS loans, or even use my credit cards for expansion funds. The trouble is the population density and the geography out here. We have 100 to 300 foot high rolling hills, valleys etc. When the area was settled people followed the trains and the trains followed the water and the water followed the low spots. Thus we have 8 towns in our county of 10,000 people. The towns are usually down in the low spots and/or have rolling hills.

Covering the towns themselves isn’t particularly hard most of the time. Getting affordable service TO town is hard. Getting service to the people in the country is VERY hard and expensive. We have some tower sites that sit on high hills and we can still only see 8 or 10 homes in a 15 mile radius (an area more than TWICE the size of Washington D.C.)!

While the local Telco has fiber access to most of the towns here, there are often NO backup links and the access costs are too high to support the small scale of the potential market here.

We can provide services to people or we can build infrastructure. We can’t do both without outside funds that don’t have to be paid back. With some of the lowest average income levels in the state we can’t charge our customers more than we are, they can’t justify added expenses.

What I need from any grant program is pretty simple really:
1: Simplicity. The company is run with two people. Myself and an office person. Grants that take hundreds of hours to complete and require a lawyer to understand don’t even get applied for. The customers have to come first and there just isn’t enough time in the day for both.
2: Flexibility. No plan that anyone can create out here will be perfect. We may plan for a tower site at location A only to find that location B has more WILLING customers. Or we may have trouble getting access to land etc. As long as we’re still meeting the goal of the grant we must be able to make some adjustments along the way.
3: Full funding. In the years that I’ve been an ISP I’ve put every nickel I can get my hands on into expanding my network already. If I had access to funds I have already used them. Even 0% interest loans will often create a payment too high to sustain the health of the network.
4: Realistic expectations. We can build a network quickly enough. As a wireless provider we have relatively few easement, permitting or licensing issues to deal with. When we wish to put up a new location it often takes days or weeks, not months or years. What always seems to take longer than I want it to is filling the towers with customers. People just don’t like to change until they have to. Or they have service contracts with their existing providers. Again, even low interest loans that require any payments in less than 4 to 5 years will likely bury us in payments that customer generated income won’t support.
5: Advanced funding. We don’t have the ability to float funds for hardware, payroll, contractors etc. at useful scales. With billions more than normal flooding into the broadband market our suppliers won’t either. We have to be able to write a check when a product shows up at the door. We have to be able to make payroll for the people that will be needed to construct this new network and install the customer equipment. Funds need to be put into an account that can be drawn from and replenished in real time, not 30, 60, 90 or more days later.
6: No strings attached. The RUS grant programs that I’ve looked at for my area have requirements for things that are not needed anymore. We don’t need 10 computers at the library in every town. We don’t need computer centers staffed 6 days per week. People have computers at home or at work. Or they have a friend that has one that they can use. We need to build the network first. It’s far more important to get the network expanded out into the country than it is to build computer centers in town. The cost to get to town a couple of days per week will often exceed the cost of a computer over the life of the computer when people live so far from town.

In short, what *I* need to do what I already do, but on a larger scale, is easy to get, flexible funding of an entire project.

The project that I envision is a network that will link all of the towns in my county to a very high speed backbone. All of the municipalities, schools and hospitals will then be able to join that network for video conferencing, distance learning, teacher sharing, telemedicine etc. The general public in the towns AND the surrounding areas will be able to take advantage of those things and telecommuting, education, business and entertainment. Because the towers would be located closely enough to each other we’d also be able to provide high speed real time access to mobile users and public safety. Every ambulance, fire truck and police car in the county would have broadband access in nearly any location in the county. And because this network would be designed for multiple uses, full redundancy and great flexibility it could be used to the maximum efficiency.

I’m still working on the numbers but it looks like this would cost between $2 and $2.5 million (excluding residential customer gear). A 20% matching funds requirement if done as a loan would make the project unviable. If our existing network, our time and any discounts that we could get out of our vendors could be counted toward the 20% so that no cash had to be repaid this project could be completed. Just as importantly it could be maintained and upgraded without outside funding! I estimate that as low as a 10% take rate averaged out over the entire county would be enough to keep this network not only alive but healthy!

I hope that this perspective helps. I’ve put everything I have into my community and those around me, but I can only go so far and so fast with our small cashflow. We know HOW to build and maintain the network. We just can’t fund it with any of the current programs.

Respectfully,

Marlon K. Schafer
Owner
Odessa Office Equipment
(509) 988-0260 cell

Buy American

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z

I am an American Engineer that works for Zhone Technologies in Largo
Florida.
We design and build (IN AMERICA) broadband equipment.
The stimulus package has 7.4 billion allocated for the upgrade of the
countries network.
We need to have American companies supply this equipment - not foreign
companies!!!!
If you do not provide the 'buy American' requirement our BORROWED
dollars will go right back overseas.
That is not stimulus for America!
BUY AMERICAN!!!
Zhone can provide ALL the equipment necessary for the country.
Sincerely,
Pete Wiedemann
Senior Engineer
Zhone Technologies

Fwd: Submission Question

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> "Robinson, Nicole H - HPL" 
4/13/2009 6:28:52 PM >>>
To Whom It May Concern:



How soon are the public comments that are submitted electronically
available
for viewing on the public comments site after submission?



Thank You,



Nicole H. Robinson

832.393.1559

Fwd: Comments of Cinergy MetroNet

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> John Chuang  4/13/2009 6:28:48 PM >>>
Dear sir or madam,

Please accept the attached comments of Cinergy MetroNet, Inc.  I tried
to upload it online but your website seems to not be accepting any
additional filings.  Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.

John Chuang
Corporate Counsel
(913) 754-3339

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  This e-mail message is from an attorney and is
intended to be delivered only to persons entitled to receive the private
information it may contain.  E-mail messages to clients dealing with
substantive matters presumptively contain information that is private
and legally privileged.  Please do not read, copy, forward or store this
message unless you are an intended recipient of it.  If you have
received this message in error, please forward it back to the initial
sender and delete it completely from your computer system.

Attachments

CMN_NTIA_RUS Cmts.pdf

Fwd: I have filed joint comments for NBCSL, NOBCO, NBC-LEO, NCBM and NOBEL Women

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> "Stacey Meaders"  4/13/2009 6:44:27 PM
>>>
Having problems verifying that you have received the comments.  They
are not
posted on your comments page.

Fwd: RE: Commonwealth of PA submission [Docket No. 090309298-9299-01]

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> "Miron, Luc"  4/13/2009 7:14:42 PM >>>
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





_____________________________________________
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 >>

Attachments

04 13 2009 FINAL SIGNED Response to NTIA - RUS Notice.pdf

Fwd: NTIA Public Comments

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> Paul Van Hoesen  4/13/2009 11:51:15 PM >>>
I have noted that it appears that the NTIA public comment server
timestamp seems to be set for 2 hours ahead of Central Time.
Hopefully the Public comment period will be opened until at least 12
midnight Pacific time which is the end of April 13th for the mainland

U.S.   I submitted a comment at around 10:3p CST.

Given the President grew up in Hawaii you may want to keep it open
until 6am Eastern Time on April 14th which would then be 12 midnight
on April 13th.

  Guam is on the other side of the Date Line so you are safe!

Thanks, Paul

Paul Van Hoesen
Director
cTechnology, Inc.
www.ctechnology.org
615-566-6196

Fwd: RE: Web Form Comment | William L. Kovacs (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) | 8:54:00 PM

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z


>>> "Goldman, Jason"  4/14/2009 3:31:04 PM >>>
Thank you for fixing the below problem.   I have one other request.
The
link on the posted comments Web page says the submission is from
William
L. Kovacs (which is technically correct), but can we change it to say
that the submission is from our organization (U.S. Chamber of
Commerce),
instead of the individual.



Thanks again for your assistance.



Best,

Jason







===



Jason D. Goldman

Counsel

Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062

Tel: 202-463-5949

Fax: 202-887-3445

E-mail:  jgoldman@uschamber.com

________________________________

From: Goldman, Jason
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:43 PM
To: 'ntiahelpdesk@ntia.doc.gov'
Subject: Web Form Comment | William L. Kovacs (U.S. Chamber of
Commerce)
| 8:54:00 PM



On behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, William L. Kovacs submitted
comments on 4/13/2009.  However, there seems to be a technical error
with the posting of our comments.  Clicking on the link to our
comments
results in a "Page Not Found" error. Please fix or advise me on how to
correct this problem.



Thanks,

Jason



===



Jason D. Goldman

Counsel

Environment, Technology & Regulatory Affairs

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062

Tel: 202-463-5949

Fax: 202-887-3445

E-mail:  jgoldman@uschamber.com

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T14:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Email:	wlehr@mit.edu
Address:	32 Vassar Street (32-G814)
	Cambridge, MA 02139

Please add me to the BTOP Correspondence list.

Also, consider the following reports I co-authored for the John Adams Innovation Institute of the Massachussetts Technology Collaborative:

"Measurement and Assessment of Broadband Availability," with Tony Smith-Grievo, report prepared for John Adams Innovation Institute of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Janury 2009 (see http://people.csail.mit.edu/wlehr/Lehr-Papers_files/LehrJan09 bb availability.pdf)

"Broadband Metrics Best Practices: Review and Assessment," with Tony Smith-Grieco and Grace Rusi Woo, report prepared for Massachusetts Technology Collaborative/John Adams Innovation Institute (MTC/JAII), February 2008 (see http://people.csail.mit.edu/wlehr/Lehr-Papers_files/Broadband Metrics Best Practices Survey Feb08.pdf).

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T05:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	c/o kurt
Law firm:	none
Email:	kurt@wavelinc.com
Address:	P.O. Box 126
	Bucyrus, OH 44820

DO NOT PUT THE LOCAL HOMETOWN ISP'S OUT OF BUSINESS! There are many ISP's such as myself that have successfully built our business's up with NO FEDERAL ASSISTANCE and we are actually providing the broadband service to these unserved and underserved markets. If this money is given out to large company's that will come in and squash the smaller ISP's this will be OUTRAGEOUS!!!! I personally am against the entire broadband stimulus because of the potential to run off all the small mom and pop businesse's that built this with no help from Uncle Sam in the first place!

buy American

2009-04-15T03:04:00Z

Dear NTIA,

I understand there are still open questions about whether a "Buy American"
provision will be included in the broadband stimulus program.  I have lived
in both the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina and in Northern
California which contain very large concentrations of telecommunications
equipment vendors.  The money that our government will be using for
broadband infrastructure, the money that I will be contributing as a
taxpayer, should be focused on supporting those vendors who have made the
decision to keep manufacturing in the United States instead of sending it
outside of the country.  If a Buy American provision is not included in the
program it stands to reason that most of my tax dollars will end up in Asia
where a majority of the products are built.  How does that help the people
here in America looking for a job?

President Obama has said many times that we need to invest in American
manufacturing to help bring us out of this economic crisis.  Please take his
lead and help keep jobs and create jobs here by including a Buy American
provision in the broadband stimulus program.

Fwd: City of Detroit Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr.'s Comments on BTOP

2009-04-15T02:04:00Z

 


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Attachments

KVC.to.NTIA.Comment.4.13.09.Broadband.Regs..pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T02:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	n2971 c.t.h.Y
Address:	n2971 c.t.h.Y
	Oakfield, WI 53065

It is really great that the government is spending tax dollars to help get broadband into rural areas,The farmers need a faster connection.Maybe if the taxpayers convinced their elected officials to enact regulation requiring the providers to provide the broadband,Taxpayers could take a Holiday.....; )

Support Made in America

2009-04-15T01:04:00Z

As an American taxpayer, I am writing to strongly encourage you to respect the Buy American provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act when choosing telecommunications equipment vendors for projects to expand the broadband infrastructure.
�
It is the intent of ARRA to maintain and create jobs in America . Granting contracts to companies whose manufacturing base is in Asia will defeat the purpose of the stimulus bill by transferring taxpayer funds to other countries. The large members of the Telecommunications Industry Association such as Motorola and�Alcatel-Lucent claim that the domestic supply is not adequate. That is not entirely true. There are American suppliers of telecommunications equipment which have kept manufacturing in America. It is the point of the stimulus package to keep these companies open and begin expanding and hiring. What is the point to increase the profits of companies that are off shoring much of their labor force? It will mean a jobless recovery and a slide back into deeper recession or worse while paying for job expansion in Asia.
�
It is of critical importance to take seriously and strongly enforce the American labor content provisions of ARRA for broadband infrastructure and to support those companies who have worked so hard to keep their manufacturing in America . It can be done. Please respect the wishes of the American taxpayer to use their hard-earned funds to support the creation and expansion of American jobs.
�
Best regards,
�
Natalie Schafer
Oakland , CA

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T01:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Scott Smyth, Trillion Partners
Email:	scott.smyth@trillion.net
Address:	9208 Waterford Centre Boulevard
	Austin, TX 78758

See attached

Attachments

NTIA RUS TRILLION COMMENTS ver 4 Final.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-15T00:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Christina St Germaine
Email:	cceds@orofino-id.com
Address:	PO Box 1826
	217 First Street
	Orofino, ID 83544

Allow eligibility beyond incorporated city limits to encourage connectivity to rural locations;

USDA-RUS funding is limited to serving communities as defined by census that do not have any access to broadband, we need a mechanism to deliver to locations outside of census defined 'communities'

Build in points for collaborative efforts that maximize technology to deliver capacity in remote areas

Do not fund strategic planning only implementation that is based off of existing strategic implementation planning efforts

Incentivise delivery of infrastructure to rural locations and subscribers will pay a fair market rate for service; utilize the grants to leverage the delivery which will reduce up front outlay so ISP's can offer affordable rates

qualification of submissions on the Buy America applicability question

2009-04-15T00:04:00Z

re: Comments submitted to date regarding Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

Dear all:

We note with interest the recent public comment from the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which urges the
application of the public waiver (ARRA Section 1605 (b)(1)(a)) of the
Buy American provision to all information and communication technology
products purchased for broadband stimulus-funded projects.

We would like to call to your attention the facts that:

(1) the TIA offered no proof that the public interest would be harmed
by the consideration of American labor content in assessment of NTIA
and RUS grant proposals.  The availability of very broad portfolios of
access products from companies that do still engineer and manufacture
their gear in the United States (with Adtran and Zhone representing
just two examples) at competitive prices suggests no likely harm
to the public interest

and

(2) Of the 17 large telecommunications product suppliers who are
represented on the governing board of the TIA, listed below, 8 (or 47%)
of them are foreign multinationals (indicated with an X below).  This
suggests the alignment of the TIA's interests with the interests of the
United States and its taxpayers on this source-of-supply matter is
certainly open to some question, and their comments should be
considered in that light.

----------------
Major Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers Represented
on the TIA Board
(X = Foreign Multinational)

   ADC Telecommunications
   Adtran
X  Alcatel-Lucent
   Avaya
   Cisco
X  Ericsson
   Intel
X  LGE
   Microsoft
X  Nokia Siemens Networks
X  Nortel
X  Panasonic
   Qualcomm
X  Research in Motion
X  Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.
   Tellabs
   Tyco
----------------

Thank you for your consideration, and best regards,

Steven Glapa
VP of Product Management and Marketing
Zhone Technologies, Inc.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T23:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Governor Dave Freudenthal
Email:	twilso@state.wy.us
Address:	c/o Wyoming PSC, 2515 Warren Avenue Suite 300
	Cheyenne, WY 82002

Please find attached Governor Dave Freudenthal's comments on the broadband stimulus program

Attachments

LockeVilsackGomezDortch ARRA Broadband.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T23:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Patricia A. Tatich
Email:	tatichp@co.warren.ny.us
Address:	Warren County Muni Center
	1340 State Route 9
	Lake George, New York, NY 12845-9803

The distribution of funding for the broadband grants program should give maximum consideration of assistance to unserved and underserved areas ouside of MSA'a as defined by the Cenus Bureau. These areas require a direct investment of funding for expanding high speed broadband fiber and related wireless systems - particularly in an Open Access Network Model.This delivery model for high speed broadband service offers a competitive method for selecting providers and results in the best prices for end users.Additionally, telemedicine and centers for advanced education would positively impact those they serve as a result of this public investment.Broadband is a vital infrastructure and should be given an equity position with other public system needs within our commuities. Increasing digital literacy must follow as a companion effort to the physical expansion of high speed fiber. The Adirondack Region of NYS stands as an example of a large, diverse rural area in need of this public investment. Thank you for the opportunity to briefly address matter.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T23:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	kevin jones
Email:	kevyjones@hotmail.com
Address:	2338 Telegraph Ave. #207
	Berkeley, CA 94704

I've read some of the comments. Most are ridiculous.
1. cell phones radiate about 250mW to 1Watt through your head when you use it. WiFi is only about 50mW. Cell towers put out around 10Watts. So people need to stop talking about health effects. Or make a club and limit the cell power.
2. Everyone and their mother has some little WiFi, fiber, long distance, rural, ....etc. network. Jesus!! If the money is used to support your little network then we have problems.
***********************************************
We need a national solution. Something with good technology. Not the rinky-dink networks that everyone is posting comments about.
***********************************************
So here's what you do:
Find out what the best technology is from what's currently on the market and find the best technology from what has been researched the top colleges. From these 2 resources you have have all available technologies. Don't trust marketing people because they'll tell you 600Mbps...and we all know that's BS. Talk to the engineers!!!!!!

From here, you need to devise a plan of action. This will depend on what technology you choose and what is currently available.

Braodband stimulus should be buy American

2009-04-14T23:05:00Z

Dear NTIA and RUS
administrators:

It is my understanding you are considering allowing the Broadband stimulus program to purchase from foreign vendors.


As you are aware the telecom industry has been in a slump for many years, and as a result many American vendors have gone out of business.

We need the stimulus bill to help revive the telecom industry in America and make the US a leader in telecom once again. We do not need to help the Asian labor force with this program.

Please help this industry in America with a Buy American provision in the implementation of your programs.

Lets create American jobs, and use this opportunity to revive a once strong American industry.


Thank
you.

Joe Fortin
Roswell Georgia.

Buy American

2009-04-14T23:05:00Z

Dear Sir or Madam:

It has come to my attention that there is an effort underway to undermine the "buy America" effort of the recovery plan by large corporations that are using foreign labor but are claiming to be American companies. The Telecommunications Industry Association have come out against this campaign and are making false claims that there are not enough sources to domestic supplies - this is just untrue. There are plenty of labor sources here in the US (check latest unemployment rates) and if we put some effort into getting Americans back to work and dropping our unemployment down to the low single digits again, then the sources would increase.
There has been a lot of pressure by our president on foreign leaders to increase their stimulus spending and they have resisted. The funds we are releasing to US corporations should go those that are doing RnD in the US as well as manufacturing. Anything less is just more money moving off-shore w/o impacting working people here at home and just an increase in top executive's pay. Let's not waste these funds as was done with AIG bonuses. Thanks,

Don Turner.

Buy American -- There IS Adequate Domestic Supply

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

To Whom it may concern,

I understand that the telecommunications industry is urging against the application of the Buy American provision to the broadband programs citing an inadequate source of domestic supply. It is true that many in this industry have moved their source of manufacture for broadband telecommunication to off-shore facilities. I believe this exodus of manufacturing is part of the root cause requiring the economic stimulus legislation in the first place.

I am a proud American taxpayer who makes a living manufacturing broadband telecommunications in the United States. There is indeed adequate sources of domestic supply! Some of it here in Largo Florida.

I urge you to support the provisions to Buy American.

Best Regards,

Tom Taber
1200 Country Club Drive Apt 1305
Largo, Florida 33771

Opportunity to advance clean tech manufacturing when allocating stimulus funding

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Stipulating that stimulus funding should be allocated to purchase equipment
that is manufactured or at least assembled in the US using clean tech
practices could help to revamp American manufacturing and promote key jobs.
Further, allocating R&D resources to promote clean, ultra efficient
manufacturing processes domestically is an opportunity to put US ingenuity
to work on one of the most important problems of our day.



Please don't miss an opportunity to promote and support further development
into clean tech manufacturing.



Thank you.



Kind Regards,



Tracy Oliver

Buy America

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

It has come to my attention that many members of the Telecommunications Industry are arguing against the Buy America provision of the�broadband stimulus package.� As I understand this, the industry is arguing that there are not adequate�domestic sources of supply.� 
�
As an employee of a company that manufactures broadband equipment right here in Largo, FL�I would like to point out that of the 29 companies represented�on TIA's board of directors, 20 are US companies and 9 are not.� Twenty companies is an adequate source of domestic supply.� To have the broadband stimulus money spent with these companies will create many new jobs in America.� 
�
Please help American companies to creat jobs for Americans - please apply the Buy America provision of the broadband stimulus program.
�
Thank you,
Nancy Plants

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jenifer Simpson
Email:	jsimpson@aapd.com
Address:	AAPD
	1629 K Street NW
	Washington, DC 20006

AAPD comment is attached in Word.

Attachments

AAPD COmments to NTIA re Broadband 4-13-09 FINAL.doc

Comments

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Dear Sirs:
These comments continue to pop back, or perhaps they have come through -- please confirm that you have recieved them

Regards,
Karen Kerrigan

Karen Kerrigan
President & CEO
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
2944 Hunter Mill Road
Suite 204
Oakton, VA 22124
703-242-5840

www.sbecouncil.org

Protecting small business, promoting entrepreneurship

Attachments

NTIA SBEC Comments.docx

Broadband correspondence list

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

To whom it may concern,
I would like to be added to the BTOP correspondence list. My company is
interested in the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)
grants. My contact info is shown below.

Micron Technology is the last US based DRAM (computer memory chip)
manufacturer. Our competition comes mainly from Korea and Taiwan. These
memory components are critical components in the networking equipment
used run the internet, including broadband equipment. Micron has
innovative ideas on how to improve these devices, making them more power
efficient, higher speed and making the system boxes less susceptible to
computer viruses.

Thanks you very much. I look forward to getting the updates regarding
the 

Mathew Arcoleo
Sr. Market Strategist
Micron Technology
Office: (408) 822-0307
Cell: (408) 835-3391
marcoleo@micron.com

Notice of ex parte meeting.

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Attached is a summary of a meeting between OPAD stafff and Connected
Nation, held on March 4, 2009.  Please post the summary on the NTIA
website.

Attachments

connected nation meeting notification.doc

Buy American

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Dear NTIA and RUS administrators:

I understand you are uncertain about the applicability of the stimulus bill's Buy American provision to the broadband stimulus programs.  Nearly all the broadband equipment suppliers have offshored their manufacturing to Asia.  If you do not require accounting of the American labor content in broadband stimulus grant proposals, and place a high priority on American labor content in your proposal evaluation process, as much as half of the $7.2b in broadband stimulus funds could go to support jobs overseas.

As a taxpayer who will ultimately pay part of the bill for all this, I'm writing to urge you to include credible, strong enforcement of the Buy American provisions in the implementation of your programs.  Otherwise this may substantially miss the main point of it all, American jobs creation!

Thank you for your attention,
Marian Hohl

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T21:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Greg Diamond
Email:	greg.diamond@level3.com
Address:	1025 Eldorado Blvd.
	Broomfield, CO 80021

Resubmission of comments filed on April 13, 2009

Ex Parte -- March 12, 2009 meeting

2009-04-14T22:05:00Z

Attached is an ex parte for a meeting held on March 12 with Apex
(meeting description plus Apex attachments).

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Rural Mobile Boadband Alliance
Email:	luisahandem@rumbausa.com
Address:	45 Tiburon Drive
	The Hills, TX 78738

National Telecommunications & Information Administration
and Rural Utilities Service
Joint Request for Information
Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

COMMENTS OF THE RURAL MOBILE BROADBAND ALLIANCE
(RuMBA) USA

Background

The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), created by the 2009 Recovery and Reinvestment ACT, presents an opportunity for the Federal Government to help support the creation of our nation’s first Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) (4G) Grid. The Grid is a cost-effective, IP-based mobile broadband 4th generation/backward-compatible network architecture that can rapidly be deployed in unserved, underserved areas and rural communities. RuMBA believes that (4G) Internet-based network technology is more economical and ’green’ than wired networks, and does not require expensive upgrades.

The build-out of a mobile broadband communications network will lead to immediate job retention and growth, and act as a long term economic stimulus, as envisioned in the 2009 Recovery Act. It should also provide essential communications and emergency alerting services in rural communities.

COMMENTS
RuMBA considers the following key minimum standards to be essential in determining the way forward in broadband deployment in rural areas:

1. Ubiquitous: Our telephones and modems must seamlessly work everywhere: in rural, suburban and urban areas, so as to cover the additional 2 million square miles of broadband coverage needed.

2. All areas of continental US must have availability of E-911, with location service, and an emergency cell broadcast system with weather and disaster alerting (SMS). Katrina-like outages are unacceptable.

3. Whether in the car, on the tractor, at home, in school or at work, and all areas in between, our nation relies on mobility; our networks must reflect our lifestyle needs.

4. Affordable: Rural Americans need competitive pricing for services and devices. Rural residents need the same access to services and devices as the rest of the country, at a fair price.

5. An investment must be made in next generation systems that can be operated at a profit and maintained by our local small town carriers. In expanding broadband connectivity, let’s look at the best, fastest, more dependable and affordable technologies, not yesterday’s.

PUBLIC SAFETY
With regards to point (2) above, Title VI states that grants should be issued to projects that “construct and deploy broadband facilities that improve public safety broadband communications services”. RuMBA considers it imperative that any mobile platform selected should support single-site, Phase II, E911 emergency cell broadcast, cell site priority calling and other critical public safety features. Providers should demonstrate their ability to provide and carry over their networks, emergency alert services (EAS) such as: severe weather watches and warnings, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, Amber Alerts, and other natural and manmade emergency information relevant to people living in rural areas.

RuMBA believes that a healthy competition among providers will ensue only if Mobile broadband be given primary consideration for BTOP funding. Although fixed wireless broadband has been paramount to the expansion of high-speed Internet, the US experience, over the last twenty years, with personal communications services has proven that end users desire to take their communications services with them. Mobile service is now the primary means for voice communications, and broadband services will follow the same path:

- According to Informa Research, 75% of wireless users will subscribe to mobile broadband services by 2013
- Mobile broadband is growing three times faster than fixed broadband – according to studies done by Pyramid Research.

NTIA QUESTIONS:

Broadband:
The FCC defines “Basic Broadband” as 768 kbps to 1.5 Mbps, and several tiers of service (called generations) above 1.5 Mbps. Other entities have defined broadband as 100kbps and above, or 256 kbps and above. RuMBA recommends a separate definition of broadband for wireless networks, and that 4G-ready Infrastructure be deployed in all rural areas, unserved and underserved areas, allowing for the gradual implementation of the fastest radio speed available. The IP-based infrastructure chosen should allow for interoperability of radio access, whether 2G, 3G or 4G, on technologies ranging from GSM, CDMA, UMTA, LTE and WiMax. That wireless connectivity should meet the definition of Broadband.

Peak-Use Connection Speed: (True Connection Speed measured during peak usage times) Providers should guarantee a minimum peak-use connection speed.

Unserved Area: When less than 20 per cent coverage of a geographical area is present, the area is unserved.

Underserved Area: Where 80 per cent of the geographical area is covered, by broadband providers, with remaining 20 per cent without coverage, the area is underserved.

Broadband Penetration: Broadband penetration can be measured as the ratio of broadband subscribers to Internet subscribers/users.

Broadband Availability: Broadband availability is the portion of the population of an area that may subscribe to a broadband connection at prices comparable to those available in non-rural areas.

Selection Criteria for Grants
1. A primary consideration should be the applicant’s ability to provide broadband access to the greatest number of users possible, at the lowest possible cost, particularly, in rural, unserved and underserved areas.
2. The type of technology to be deployed. Although neutrality should be the rule, differences in technologies should be considered, when a particular technology can deliver a better broadband experience, to the greatest number of users, at the lowest possible cost, per customer and area covered.
3. The long-term sustainability of the deployed network should be a consideration. It should not require continuous government funding.
4. Solutions presented by providers with a proven track record of broadband deployment, should be prioritized.
5. Within mobile broadband technologies, there exists situations specific to rural areas, where legacy system architectures, which work well for schools and hospitals, have held back the delivery of services in many areas. Fortunately, there are wireless providers that offer cost-effective solutions that are non-municipal based, and that are available in wider areas, while offering more simple billing functions.
6. Speed is important, but as stated above, should take the back seat to deployment of robust mobile (4G) options that can be upgraded as new technologies emerge.
7. A competitive environment should prevail, allowing for lower prices to emerge as a result of competition.
8. Projects that are ‘shovel ready’ and deployable in the shortest possible time, need be given special attention

Selection Criteria for Grants Issued under the Special Allocation for “Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Adoption of Broadband Services”
1. Solutions that can significantly reduce providers operating cost in rural markets should be given selection priority.
2. Customer take-up rates and operating profitability are measures that can be used to determine whether a program has succeeded.

NTIA should determine that it is in the public interest for private sector entities, including equipment and network vendors, to be eligible for grant awards.
1. Eligibility for funding should be open to all entities, including private sector providers and equipment makers, as long as the proposal meets the litmus test of public interest. Most network build-out work is performed by network and equipment vendors, thus, the need to include such entities in the application and selection process. A likely scenario will be service providers and equipment makers filing joint applications.

RUS Questions

BROADBAND SPEED CONSIDERATION, as long as the currently available minimum speed established by the FCC is available, the following should be prioritized:
1. The availability of services from multiple providers, in a competitive environment, is more conducive to end user satisfaction, as there will be a choice of services that best fit each person’s technical requirements and ability or desire to pay.
2. RUS should prioritize broadband projects that will benefit the most residents in rural and underserved areas.
3. End users should have a choice of Internet service providers
4. RUS should prioritize applicants that have the funds to commence and complete projects
5. RUS should evaluate, from existing grants’ recipients, effectiveness of the provider in expanding broadband coverage, and level of satisfaction of existing customers.

Conclusion
RuMBA USA recommends that the federal government select applicants for funding from a variety of perspectives, that:
- Providers are able to deploy broadband in the largest possible unserved and underserved geographical area, cost-effectively, and within the time frame established.
- Applicants have a proven track record of successfully deploying networks, beginning with an established customer-base, however small.
- That mobile broadband – 4th Generation IP-based - be evaluated as an optimal solution for rural areas, thereby enabling viable and sustainable businesses in remote areas where such economic activity was not previously possible.

Attachments

ACF7E37.doc

Comments of the State of California

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

The attached were submitted yesterday, and I received a confirmation of
their receipt, but they are inaccessible from NTIA comment website.  I
converted them to PDF format for ease of transmission.

 

 

Robert Haga

Chief of Staff to Commissioner Chong

CPUC

505 Van Ness Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 703-3700

rwh@cpuc.ca.gov

_____________________________________________

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Thomas K. Steel, Jr.
Email:	tom.steel@rcn.net
Address:	196 Van Buren Street
	Herndon, VA 20170

See attached document that was submitted by email on April 13, 2009.

Attachments

RCN NTIA-FCC Comments 041309.DOC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	William A. Haas
Email:	william.haas@paetec.com
Address:	P.O. Box 3177
	Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-3177

See attached document that was submitted by email on April 13, 2009.

Attachments

PAETEC NTIA-FCC Comments 041309.DOC

Fwd: FW: Comments - Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

 
 
NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625 
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20230 
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Becker, Rick"  4/14/2009 2:37 PM >>>

Resubmission in PDF format. --Rick W. Becker
Office of the CIO and NITC
State of Nebraska
402-471-7984



rick.becker@nebraska.govFrom: Becker, Rick 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 2:09 PM
To: 'BTOP@ntia.doc.gov'
Subject: Comments - Docket No. 090309298*9299*01

 Comments attached in PDF and Word formats.  --Rick W. Becker
Office of the CIO and NITC
State of Nebraska
402-471-7984


rick.becker@nebraska.gov

Attachments

ARRA Comments_Nebraska_Docket 090309298-9299-01_20090413.pdf

FW: Responses to the Joint Request for Information

2009-04-14T20:05:00Z

Will we receive any kind of confirmation that our comments were accepted?

John Ridgway
Manager - Telecom
Iowa Utilities Board
(515)281-4034
"Life is a long lesson in humility"

>  -----Original Message-----
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> Sent:	Monday, April 13, 2009 2:07 PM
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> 
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> John Ridgway
> Manager - Telecom
> Iowa Utilities Board
> (515)281-4034
> "Life is a long lesson in humility"
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Attachments

ruralbroadbandstrategy-04-10-091.doc

FW: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z

If the on-line system doesn't work and file is too large for email, how
do I get these comments submitted?

_____________________________________________
From: System Administrator 
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:43 AM
To: Haga, Robert
Subject: Undeliverable: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

      Subject:	 Comments of the State of California

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Luisa Handem, Rural Mobile Broadband Alliance
Email:	luisahandem@rumbausa.com
Address:	45 Tiburon Drive
	The Hills, TX 78738

Attached please see comments from the Rural Mobile Broadband Alliance (RuMBA) USA

Attachments

RuMBA USA Comments to NTIA and RUS[1].doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Morna Foy
Email:	morna.foy@wtcsystem.edu
Address:	4622 University Avenue
	Madison, WI 53707-7874

Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service

Washington, D.C. Joint request for information: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives )
)
) Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

The Wisconsin Technical College State Board is the governing body of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). The WTCS has 16 technical college districts throughout Wisconsin, which offer more than 300 programs awarding two-year associate degrees, one- and two-year technical diplomas and short-term technical diplomas. In addition, the System is a major provider of customized training and technical assistance to Wisconsin’s business and industry community and the primary provider of adult basic education services in the state. More than half of all adults in Wisconsin have accessed the technical colleges for education and training in the last decade. We appreciate this opportunity to comment on the broadband funding available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Following are comments regarding specific RUS/NTIA questions.

Effective ways to offer broadband funds to ensure that rural residents receive it
To ensure that un-served and under-served populations gain access to broadband services, proposals that include public/private partnerships should be given priority for infrastructure funding. Such projects should finance infrastructure to connect Community Anchor Institutions broadly defined to include Universities, Technical and Community colleges, Schools, Libraries, Museums, Health care facilities and other institutions that are able to aggregate regional entities, are geographically dispersed and are accessible to the public. The WTCS supports such a project filed in this same docket by WiscNet (Wisconsin’s Research, Education, and Public Service Network); Go-GIG!

If bandwidth can be expanded or brought to CANs (Community Area Networks) or Community Anchor Institutions, then local users only need to get local connections, which is much cheaper than the long distances between communities. Once we pay for the anchor sites – then the local ISP / providers can afford to connect public users on extra fiber that would be run when the Anchor Institutions are connected. Local users may still need to pay for the local connections, but the return on investment for the vendors should be less, so fees can be less to the users.

The $200 million for public computing centers should give priority to proposals that involve collaboration between libraries and community colleges and which leverage the existing broadband assets and capacity of both or multiple entities. To best leverage existing broadband capacity, and to ensure that the public can truly take advantage of new infrastructure or expanded capacity, services and staff associated with improving public access should be an eligible use of these funds, including training services, security, user support services, and equipment upgrades.

Eligible Grant Recipients
Community Area Networks (CANs) operated or managed by the public sector, not-for-profits, or by the private sector should be eligible entities. Priority should be given to CANs that serve areas with large low income populations or un- and under-served populations.

Establishing Selection Criteria for Grant Awards
In addition to the specific criteria referenced in the Recovery Act, priority or preference in the grant ranking process should be given to:
• Applications that seek to expand existing programs, infrastructure and services
• Applications that provide long-term benefits (e.g., fiber)
• Applications that show collaboration or partnerships, (e.g., CANs), and
• Applications that demonstrate a large regional or statewide impact.

Grant Mechanics
Give priority to applications that build on existing programs and services and that have a track record the applicant can document. Consider a more streamlined application process for grants requesting less than $50,000. Have reasonable limits on the length of the grant application form.

Grants for Expanding Public Computer Center Capacity
The nation’s technical and community colleges have significant investments in broadband capacity that could be leveraged with the nation’s public libraries physical capacity to maximize the number of public computing centers established through the ARRA funding. Key needs of such collaborative proposals include:
• Expanded bandwidth
• Security
• Ongoing user training and support
• Ongoing maintenance and equipment upgrades

To encourage leveraging of existing resources, the $200 million for public computing centers should give priority to proposals that involve collaboration between libraries and community colleges and which leverage the existing broadband assets and capacity of both or multiple entities. To best leverage existing broadband capacity, and to ensure that the public can truly take advantage of new infrastructure or expanded capacity, services and staff associated with improving public access should be an eligible use of these funds, including training services, security, user support services and equipment upgrades.

Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Adoption of Broadband Services
The economic effect of expanding the nation’s broadband infrastructure will be reduced if the majority of end users of this structure (businesses, consumers) do not have the equipment, technical skills or knowledge to access the system. Educational and community service organizations with established programs for delivering this technical skill and knowledge and whose service area includes un-served or under-served populations, should be eligible to apply for grants for education, awareness, training, access, equipment, and support under Section 6001(b)(3) ).

Financial Contributions by Grant Applicants
Allow in-kind contributions to be considered as the “match”. Specifically, for public computing center projects, in-kind match should be required to demonstrate existing broadband and public access assets.

Attachments

ARRA Broadband Comments.doc

Fwd: APCO International's Comments for the Broadband Grants Program

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z


NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Yucel Ors"  4/14/2009 9:44 AM >>>

Good morning,

APCO International submitted a comment yesterday for the Broadband
Grants
Program using the web form
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/form.cfm.
The comments are posted, but the link on the posted comments web page
(http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/comments.cfm) states the
submission
is from George Rice. Is there any way we can get the link on the page
changed to "APCO International".  Please call me if you have any
questions.
Thank you for your assistance in this issue.


Yucel H. Ors
Director of Government Relations
Office of Government Affairs
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
International
1426 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (571) 312-4400 ext 7005

Fwd: APCO International's Comments for the Broadband Grants Program

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z


NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Yucel Ors"  4/14/2009 9:44 AM >>>

Good morning,

APCO International submitted a comment yesterday for the Broadband
Grants
Program using the web form
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/form.cfm.
The comments are posted, but the link on the posted comments web page
(http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/comments.cfm) states the
submission
is from George Rice. Is there any way we can get the link on the page
changed to "APCO International".  Please call me if you have any
questions.
Thank you for your assistance in this issue.


Yucel H. Ors
Director of Government Relations
Office of Government Affairs
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
International
1426 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (571) 312-4400 ext 7005

Fwd: NTIA filing

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z

 
 
NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625 
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20230 
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Hiller, Marc (OFT)"  4/14/2009 10:13 AM >>>

Good morning.  I emailed in my filings yesterday, attached.  I did not realize there was a form.  I tried to submit this morning but it is not accepting my attachments * all that shows up is the file path.  Please let me know how I can complete the filing.  Thank you. Marc Hiller, Esq.Associate AttorneyNew York State Office for TechnologyState CapitolEmpire State PlazaP.O. Box 2062Albany, New York 12220 Phone: (518) 473-5115Fax:  (518) 486-7923email: marc.hiller@oft.state.ny.us 

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late signon to broadband comment

2009-04-14T19:05:00Z

Dear friends,

I am writing to express Reclaim the Media's support for the attached
comment, submitted by several public interest advocacy organizations in
docket no. 090309298-9299-01, pertaining to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives.

The attached comment was submitted in advance of yesterday's deadline; I
have simply added our group's name to the list of cosigners.

many thanks

Jonathan Lawson


Jonathan Lawson
Executive Director

Reclaim the Media
Community organizing for social change through media justice
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Attachments

MDC NTIA RUS BB comments.pdf

Fwd: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives - Comments of the State of Miss

2009-04-14T18:05:00Z


NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Kliethermes, Sarah"  4/14/2009 12:47
PM >>>


I submitted the attached Comment yesterday, on behalf of the State of
Missouri, via the email address 'BTOP@ntia.doc.gov' , and wanted
to confirm its inclusion in the record.    The current record for the
State of Missouri is illegible.


Thank you,
Sarah L. Kliethermes
MoBar# 60024
Legal Counsel
573 751-6726
Fax 751-9285
sarah.kliethermes@psc.mo.gov


From: Kliethermes, Sarah
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 2:58 PM
To: 'BTOP@ntia.doc.gov'
Cc: Kliethermes, Sarah; Dietrich, Natelle*; Luebbert, Mary
Subject: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband
Initiatives - Comments of the State of Missouri




Please find attached the comments of the State of Missouri.

Thank you,
Sarah L. Kliethermes
MoBar# 60024
Legal Counsel
573 751-6726
Fax 751-9285
sarah.kliethermes@psc.mo.gov

Attachments

NTIA comments 20090413.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T18:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Paul L. Hill, Ph.D.
Law firm:	EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation
Email:	jhoehn@epscorfoundation.org
Address:	101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
	Ste 650 East
	Washington, DC 20001

Please see attachments

Attachments

Re: Docket 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T17:05:00Z

I filed these comments yesterday, but am hoping you will consider this
amended version instead.  The substance is the same, but two additional
organizations have added their name to the filing.

Thank you,
Beth McConnell

On 4/13/09 5:07 PM, "Beth McConnell"  wrote:

> Attached are comments of a coalition of non profit and public interest
> organizations.  I can be the point of contact for this filing, and my info is
> below.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Beth McConnell
> Executive Director
> Media & Democracy Coalition
> 2044 S. Darien St., Philadelphia PA 19148
> 1133 19th St., NW, 9th Floor, Washington DC, 20036
> bmcconnell@media-democracy.net
> Phone: 267-918-7207
> Fax: 509-756-0392
> www.media-democracy.net
>

--
Beth McConnell
Executive Director
Media & Democracy Coalition
2044 S. Darien St., Philadelphia PA 19148
1133 19th St., NW, 9th Floor, Washington DC, 20036
bmcconnell@media-democracy.net
Phone: 267-918-7207
Fax: 509-756-0392
www.media-democracy.net

Attachments

MDC NTIA RUS BB stim comments FINAL.amended.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T17:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Space Data Corporation
Address:	460 South Benson Lane #12
	Gerald Knoblach
	Chandler, AZ 85224

Refiling comments (no edits made)

Keep the work in the USA

2009-04-14T16:05:00Z

Please don't let the Stimulus Package send manufacturing jobs off shore.
I am the Director of Operations of Zhone Technologies, Inc., here in
Largo, Florida.   We manufacture broadband internet equipment.  We are
one of the few remaining electronic manufacturing companies in the US.
We have remained competitive through the years, and employ 140
assemblers, technicians, and engineers in Largo.

As you know, the Stimulus Package has provisions for $7.2B for expanding
broadband internet.
It is estimated that 60% of the costs of broadband infrastructure
projects will go to equipment vendors like us.  Since many manufacturers
have off shored their manufacturing to Asia, failure to apply the Buy
America provision could easily result in as much as $4 billion out of
the total $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus funds going directly to
sustain and create jobs in Asia.
We need those jobs here in Largo, helping our tax base, providing for
employment, and helping our people.

Can you help please, 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.

Charles Bauer
Director of Operations
Zhone Technologies, Inc.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T16:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	John Chuang
Email:	chuang@qservicesco.com
Address:	8829 Bond St
	Overland Park, KS 66214

Please accept the comments of Cinergy MetroNet, Inc.

Attachments

CMN_NTIA_RUS Cmts.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T15:06:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Clayton Banks
Email:	info@embermedia.com
Address:	224 W. 35th Street #1001
	New York, NY 10001

I respectfully submit the following comment in response to the NTIA/RUs funding. It is imperative that incentives are put in place for Minority and Women own comapnies to receive priority when selecting recipients for funding. Access to capital is critical to job creation and small companies are not positioned to leverage assets in the way larger companies are capable. Encouraging partnerships and alliances will spur growth and ensure that unserved and underserved communities are properly mapped, built, and serviced.

Thank you,

Clayton Banks
President
Ember Media

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NYS Office for Technology
Email:	marc.hiller@oft.state.ny.us
Address:	The Capitol, Empire State Plaza
	P.O. Box 2062
	Albany, NY 12220

Attachments submitted below.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NYS Office for Technology
Email:	marc.hiller@oft.state.ny.us
Address:	The Capitol, Empire State Plaza
	P.O. Box 2062
	Albany, NY 12220

See attached

Attachments

Comments of Open Internet Coalition in Docket No. 0903098298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z


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Attachments

Open Internet Coalition Comments April 13 2009.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Yucel Ors
Email:	orsy@apcomail.org
Address:	1426 Prince Street
	Alexandria, VA 22314

Please find attached Filling Comments on Section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These comments are being filed on behalf of Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International.

Attachments

ACF7D04.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Chris A. Jones
Email:	foxfirejones@sbcglobal.net
Address:	15633 Hunting Ridge Trail
	Granger, IN 46530

April 14, 2009

I am originally a native of Plymouth Indiana, and grew up in Marshall County. I have worked in the IT industry since 1989 and am presently the IT Manager for a medium-sized business called Mossberg & Company located in South Bend Indiana. In my role I am responsible for all IT functions of our enterprise. Our company uses a dark fiber network called the St. Joseph Valley Metronet for site interconnectivity and high-speed connectivity to the Internet. As of yesterday, 4/13/2009, have been using to this dark fiber network for exactly two years time, and the benefits to our company are great and many. Using this fast, secure network allows us to compete on an international level. Since the SJVM is vendor neutral, we enjoy competitive pricing and a wide selection of high quality Internet and long haul fiber carriers. This allows our company to control costs, provide excellent service levels, and positions us nicely for future opportunities. It is my understanding that a dark fiber network project has been proposed for Marshall County Indiana, my childhood home and our neighboring county just to the South.

I still have many ties to the Marshall County area. Having grown up there, I have seen the economic landscape change. Opportunities have evaporated, as an economy that was primarily based on agriculture and manufacturing has undergone change through the natural course of events.

In general, I would submit the following opinions for your consideration:

• Please use these funds to promote creation of new businesses and to retain existing businesses by making them more competitive through reduced telecommunications costs.

• Projects to be funded should promote the use of “vendor-neutral” connectivity so that businesses can leverage competition for better prices. This proposed project does so.

• Priority should be given to “dark fiber” projects. A “dark fiber” project allows businesses access to high-speed data communication network capabilities at the most cost-effective prices available. This can allow a company or locality to compete on national and international levels.

• Areas of high unemployment (2% higher or more than the national average) should be given high priority for funding. Marshall County’s current unemployment rate is over 14% as I write this.

• Lowering the cost of communications should be a primary goal of the funded projects.

• Jurisdictions that are primarily rural as defined by USDA Rural Development are the locations most in need of funding. Marshall County Indiana fits this description.

• An underserved area should be defined as an area with limited broadband access, generally less than four available, and broadband service that is only available at a non-competitive prices. Marshall County Indiana fits this description, with local choices for high-speed Internet being the Local Exchange Carrier, cable provider, or wireless access. These are not secure, reliable options that meet the needs of today’s business owners and their current and potential customer base.

• A “dark fiber” network project allows the greatest degree of flexibility for businesses to connect to branch offices, ISP’s, long-haul telephone companies who have locations in carrier hotels, etc. Therefore, funding should be applied first to “dark fiber” networks such as this project proposed in Marshall County Indiana.

• Fiber optic cable projects, which are inherently more secure and dependable, should be given priority over wireless projects. Wireless networks can be useful, but not as a primary high-speed connectivity infrastructure. Furthermore, fiber optic networks provide us the best path for future growth, using Dense Wavelenght Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and potential for OC-192 speeds and beyond.

• A public/private partnership that combines resources and is consistent with past government projects to provide a base infrastructure that allows private companies to thrive will be the most cost-effective use of public funds. A primary goal is to encourage opportunity and business growth, thereby increasing the tax base, and providing long-term benefit for the community and local government efforts.

• Projects that will connect to a carrier hotel offer the greatest amount of flexibility and promote competition between vendors, and create the most advantageous economic development climate. The proposed project for Marshall County Indiana would provide direct connectivity to Union Station in South Bend Indiana, one of only two carrier hotels in the state of Indiana.

• Projects that not only promote affordable Internet access but also include point to point and other data connectivity should be given preference. The project proposed for Marshall County Indiana would provide connectivity options to a host of Internet carriers, but also to an existing dark fiber network infrastructure that exists in the metropolitan St. Joseph County / South Bend / Mishawaka Indiana area. This would provide greater economic opportunity for this entire portion of the Northern Indiana area.

• Projects limited to Internet-based initiatives only will not be the best vehicle for creating the jobs of the future. Projects that revolve around all kinds of Broadband Access should be given preference. This could include secure business-to-business connections to entities that have tight regulatory or security requirements, such as health care providers, financial institutions, and higher education institutions. The project proposed for Marshall County Indiana would provide this type of flexible connectivity.

• Projects that allow equal to or greater than 1Gbit/s connectivity between end points should be given high priority, as these connection speeds are the future for technology-based job creation. The project proposed for Marshall County Indiana specifies fiber capable of carrying data at speeds of greater than 1 Gbit/s.

• Projects that partner with existing, proven business entities such as long-standing carrier hotels and data centers and existing successful business models should be funded At present there multiple collocation and IT service providers that rely on the existing dark fiber network in St. Joseph County as a key component of their business model. My personal feeling is that with the excellent IT training resources currently provided by Crossroads Academy, a not-for-profit training center located in Plymouth Indiana, the project proposed could reap rich economic rewards through the creation of new opportunities. As someone who loves technology and cares a great deal about the future of rural Indiana, this is a very exciting prospect.

I respectfully ask your consideration for funding this dark fiber network project for Marshall County Indiana. Having experienced first hand the benefits this type of infrastructure can bring to a local economy, I believe there is a great opportunity here before us. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration of this project.

Fwd: Letter to NTIA

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z


NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "Patrick Sullivan"  4/14/2009 8:54 AM >>>

I loaded this letter onto the NTIA filing system yesterday, and wanted
to confirm its inclusion in the record. Patrick SullivanDirector,
Technical and Government AffairsThe Telecommunications Industry
Association10 G Street, NEWashington, DC 20002202-346-3244
(O)703-581-2579 (C)

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NTIA 20% Match FINAL.pdf

Fwd: public comment 4/13/09

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z


NTIA Help Desk
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Office of Spectrum Management
Herbert C. Hoover Building (HCHB)
U.S. Department of Commerce / NTIA, Room 4625
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20230
Office: 202-482-4631

>>> "chris cooper"  4/14/2009 9:04 AM >>>

Hi- I submitted my public comments last night at 11.30 pm, which was
before what I thought was the midnight deadline.  When I submitted my
comments at 11.30 est, the NTIA system returned a time stamp of 12.30
am.  My comments have not appeared on your website.  Was there an error
of some sort with the time stamp.  I would like my comments to appear,
please advise on how this can be achieved. Thank you,Chris
CooperIntelliwave LLC

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Mail correspondence to:	The Telecommunications Industry Association
Attorney:	Patrick Sullivan
Email:	psullivan@tiaonline.org
Address:	The Telecommunications Industry Association
	10 G Street, NE, Suite 550
	Washington, OTHER 20002

The Telecommunications Industry Association respectfully submits this letter urging NTIA to attribute pre-existing infrastructure investments necessary to BTOP projects to the statutorily-required 20 percent non-Federal match as in-kind contributions. This letter was filed electronically yesterday at 5pm, but has not yet posted.

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NTIA 20 Match FINAL.pdf

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Mail correspondence to:	Bonnie Manning
Email:	hchs1@earthlink.net
Address:	P. O. Box 307
	Sneedville, TN 37869

April 14, 2009>

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to convey the importance of the Connected Tennessee partnership and its Computers 4 Kids program.

Led by Governor Phil Bredesen, Connected Tennessee is a public-private partnership that brings together state and local government, community organizations, business leaders, libraries, schools, healthcare institutions and technology providers in an effort to work in every Tennessee county to ensure better broadband access and computer literacy. To accomplish this, Connected Tennessee uses collaborative broadband mapping, local research, grassroots technology planning in every county and computer connectivity programs.

Through Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 KidsSM (C4K) program, computers are distributed to children in Tennessee who need them most. To date, the C4K program has distributed more than 1,300 computers to children, families and organizations in need across Tennessee, with plans to distribute at least 1,700 more over the coming years.

As you implement the Broadband Data Improvement Act, please make every effort to ensure that Connected Tennessee and its Computers 4 Kids program is eligible for funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As we work together toward economic recovery, it is critical for the federal government to offer funding and support to existing public-private partnerships which have proven effective in bridging the digital divide.

Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
/s/
Bonnie Manning, President
Hancock County Historical & Gen. Society

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Mail correspondence to:	2846 SW Adams St.
Address:	2846 SW Adams St.
	Seattle, WA 98126

In the interests of our children and their future, we urge you to remove universal wireless broadband and broadband over power lines from your administration’s agenda, and instead promote broadband access using only communication cables and fiber optics. In addition, the “Smart Grid” should be reexamined in order to develop different, healthier ways to make the nation’s electrical grid more efficient.

Current FCC regulations controlling human exposure to radio frequency radiation, emitted by every communication antenna, are based on research conducted before 1986. These regulations are long out of date. The national wireless infrastructure has expanded enormously since then.

A recent review of the scientific literature on cell phone radiation points out that 68% of studies have found one or more biological effects from exposure levels previously deemed “safe.”1 This radiation is now being associated with attention deficit disorder, autism, sleep disorders, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, as well as asthma, diabetes, malignant melanoma, breast cancer, and other illnesses which have become increasingly more common.

We call on your administration to reconvene the Radio Frequency Inter-Agency Work Group, whose members, representing the FCC, EPA, FDA, OSHA, NIOSH and NTIA, have expressed concern that current regulations are inadequate.2 This group should be empowered to revise existing federal regulations to reflect current science.

As with global warming, the dangers of electrosmog are no longer in doubt scientifically, only politically. Many governments and official organizations around the world, including the European Environment Agency,3 the French Parliament,4 the UK Department of Education,5 the Austrian Medical Association,6 the Belgian Ministry of Climate and Energy,7 and the Toronto Department of Public Health,8 have already issued warnings or restrictions on the use of cell phones and/or wireless computers by children.

The stakes are high. Universal wireless, broadband over power lines, and “Smart Grid” technology mean that exposure to radiation is involuntary, and that the more vulnerable members of society have nowhere to go to escape it. We are also concerned about documented effects on birds, insects and other wildlife.

Attached for review by you and your staff are web links to the most current scientific databases available, to informative websites, and to additional documents for further reading.

http://wavr.org/petition/ToObama.php

We share your commitment to the development of an infrastructure that is healthy for the population and good for the environment. We respectfully request your immediate action on this urgent issue.

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Mail correspondence to:	Larry Press
Email:	lpress@csudh.edu
Address:	10726 Esther Avenue
	Los Angeles, CA 90064

Two quick points

1. Definition of broadband

Broadband is a moving target. Faster speeds enable qualitatively different applications -- Web pages were restricted to text and low-resolution images when dial up access was the norm. Today's typical speeds of 3Mbps up and 1Mbps and typical 100 ms latency allow for low quality video and voice over IP. We cannot see far into the future, but we will soon expect high-definition video streaming and conferencing. That will require lower latency, higher speed, symmetric service and elimination of data transfer caps.

The applications of the future will be invented in nations where the broadband of the future is available. Symmetrical 100 Mbps connectivity is available in cities like Tokyo, Seoul, and Stockholm. As the high-speed installed base grows, applications that use that capability will be developed. We are in danger of falling a generation behind the leaders.

2. Data transfer caps and business models

Telephone, cable and cellular data companies are imposing data transfer caps as speeds increase. These are combined with exorbitant charges for exceeding the cap in a given month. For example, AT&T mobile Internet access costs $480 per gigabyte when the cap is exceeded.

The intent of these caps is to maintain a service-oriented voice, messaging and video business model, as contrasted with the undifferentiated data model of traditional Internet service providers. The service-oriented business model results in excess profits arising from cross-service price discrimination.

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Mail correspondence to:	Tom DeReggi
Email:	tom@rapiddsl.net
Address:	21006 Clarksburg Rd
	Boyds, MD 20841

See attachment

Attachments

RapidDSL NTIA Comments.pdf

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Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Email:	sara@behavioraleconomics.net
Address:	8327 Germantown Avenue
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

1. If grantees are required to provide some of the funds themselves, you will cut small businesses out of the running. Yet, small concerns are much harder hit than are larger ones when the economy goes south. We are not "too big to fail;" we don't get bailouts of billions of dollars (or even $1). When small businesses fail (which they do, at a very high rate), it is often due to lack of funding. If the stimulus plan ends up funneling more money to the business "haves," it will simply fuel the cynicism so many feel about the government enabling inept colossi. Moreover, it will defeat a key goal of the stimulus: to encourage innovation and the development of the industries of the future.

2. Re: the question of "underserved" and "unserved," both rural and urban areas deserve universal, high speed, low cost broadband. Neither term necessarily connotes a particular geography or social environment: they merely describe a state of access (or lack thereof). I think it would be a terrible mistake for us to adopt a "scarcity" philosophy, which pitted two equally deserving populations against one another, when airwaves and radio frequencies are limitless and fiber optic cable is cheap and fast. More people live in smaller spaces in cities, and there are greater extremes of wealth and poverty-financial and informational. It seems clear to me that all would benefit if we stopped investing in cars, roads, and oil, and started investing in information infrastructure.
3. The Census Bureau needs better funding: much better funding. The DeCennial Census, as well as the ACS (American Community Survey) should both include questions about broadband access. They would not meaningfully lengthen either survey. If we can ask in detail about telephones and indoor plumbing, we can ask about internet access, which is of supreme relevance to both the present and the future.
4. Regarding program evaluation, keep it short and simple. You do not want those who are stimulating the economy to end up spending time filling out forms instead. It is possible to conduct program evaluation efficiently, if you focus on the main points of leverage in producing desired outcomes. If you are going to measure, hire people skilled in measurement and familiar with predictive models. You will save everyone a lot of time and pain, and you will end up getting more of what you want, too.

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Mail correspondence to:	john@azwa.org
Address:	P.O. Box 1915
	Gilbert, AZ 85299

Comments by the Arizona Wireless Association:

The problem of “underserved” and “unserved” areas (in which no wireless broadband coverage is available) affects a broad segment of citizens. When considering the proliferation of broadband service it is important to keep the “mobile unserved population” in mind. There are numerous transportation corridors that are heavily traveled and are unserved or underserved from a broadband connectivity perspective. In our increasingly-mobile society, the service shortcomings of these transportation corridors threaten the ubiquity of broadband coverage, and obstruct the safe and efficient mobility of people, goods and services. Additionally, many of these transportation corridors connect and/or run though communities that are unserved or underserved. The users who live and work in these communities face a consistent lack of service, impeding their economic opportunity, social interaction and even personal safety. In order to provide a consistent and efficient broadband experience all communities and “connection points” in and out of these communities should be considered.

John Stevens
President
AZ Wireless Association
www.azwa.org

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Mail correspondence to:	Access to Justice Board Technology Committee
Email:	allisond@wsba.org
Address:	2033 6th Ave Suite 600
	Seattle, WA 98121-2567

We are writing on behalf of the Washington State Access to Justice Technology Committee, a standing Committee of the Washington State Access to Justice Board, to support Communities Connect recommendations. The committee is charged with promoting efficient inter-agency technology needs assessment, planning, collaboration and evaluation with a focus on ensuring access to justice. We strongly support greater and hopefully full deployment of broadband across the country in rural, urban and suburban areas. The justice system has many applications and central needs for broadband, and views universal broadband deployment as essential to assure and increase both the availability and quality of access to justice.

We are writing to support Communities Connect Network recommendations' for the State of Washington Comments in Response to Federal Request for Information Regarding The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives Docket Number 090309298‐9299‐01. Specifically we support the inclusion of all communities, including those that have been underserved in the past, in the reviewing and ranking applications. The inclusion of the justice system as a stakeholder in the consideration of and deployment and adoption of broadband is essential to ensuring access to justice. Since the justice system's fundamental role is to enable, activate and preserve the recognition and delivery of other basic rights and responsibilities, the deployment and adoption of broadband will in addition help secure such other basic human needs as food, shelter, safety, health care and such. The Access to Justice Technology Committee also supports a definition of underserved that includes "computer adoption, basic internet access and information technology adoption" as part of our effort to ensure broadband equity.

Thank you for your consideration. Please contact us for help in including key justice system stakeholders in future deliberations and deployment of broadband to communities.

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Mail correspondence to:	Priscila Patel
Address:	6101 W. Plano Parkway
	Suite 200
	Plano, TX 75093

Please see attached file.

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BTOP Response.doc

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Mail correspondence to:	Sara C. Wedeman, President, Behavioral Economics Consulting Group
Email:	sara@behavioraleconomics.net
Address:	Behavioral Economics Consulting Group, LLC
	8327 Germantown Avenue, PA
	Philadelphia, PA 19118

My comment concerns Broadband Mapping and is attached.

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Mail correspondence to:	Gent Cav
Email:	gent@g4.net
Address:	1 Sundial Avenue
	Suite # 210
	Manchester, NH 03103

See attached.

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Mail correspondence to:	Kelvin D. Smith
Email:	kelvin.smith@c3broadband.com
Address:	15111 N. Hayden Rd.
	Suite 160-305
	Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Thank you for allowing me to comment

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2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kelvin D. Smith
Email:	kelvin.smith@c3broadband.com
Address:	15111 N. Hayden Rd.
	Suite 160-305
	Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Thank you for allowing me to comment

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Mail correspondence to:	1745 Broadland Lane
Email:	DSSA310@aol..com
Address:	1745 Broadland Lane
	Lake Forest, IL 60045

Comments to NTIA and RUS Questions in Federal Register
On Behalf of DSSA Strategies
Don S. Samuelson, President
847-420-1732, DSSA310@aol.com

After spending three hours early this evening – April 13, 2009 – reading the comments made by D.C. law firms for the major current interests in the U.S. telecom industry, and as a former antitrust lawyer, it is clear to me that an overriding objective of the NTIA and RUS programs should be to increase the numbers of vendors and communication technologies available in markets throughout the country. In this context, it makes absolutely no sense to give preferences to applicants with current RUS loans, or to involve states in prioritizing or “vetting” applications from within the states. As a factual matter, the TOP program worked very well over a 10 year period where there were specific submissions required for applications and established criteria for evaluating submissions. The TOP program also used letters of commitment and support and sufficient program details supplied by applicants – including methods for evaluation and plans for dissemination - such that reasonable judgments could be made as to the relative merit of applications and the prospects for success in delivering the projected results.

I recommend that NTIA and RUS reviewers of comments consider the various categories in which the various comments tend to aggregate: (1) those brief comments that represent the highly personalized situations of an individual or a small number of people; (2) comments that are slightly longer but equally individualized; (3) those that represent an institutionalized bias and are the work product of “inside the beltway” law firms and lobbying interests; and (4) those comments that appear to be substantive, comprehensive and genuinely directed to the achievement of the public good. I suspect that if I were to read all of the submitted comments carefully, I would come up with somewhat different categories. My simple point is that the comments can be organized into meaningful “types” and that the process of doing that would be helpful in evaluating them.

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Mail correspondence to:	John Porter
Law firm:	Sydney Smith and Associates
Attorney:	Sydney Smith
Email:	resourcesplus2005@yahoo.com
Address:	1507 E. 53rd
	Suite 822
	Chicago, IL 60615

Greetings,
My name is John Porter and I am the owner of www.resourcesplus.com we are a full service market research and webdesign firm. We have been in business forover 10 years and have assisted several communities
on the southside side of Chicago and the far southside suburbs with understanding,learning and embracing all the new technology.We have been challenged with understanding broadband and its many components, and have created a dedicated group of businesses, community based organizations and agecies whpo are with us in changing the paterns that create a digital divide! We fill through our training modules, our long term technology traINING tools and our dedicated community advocates we can continue to improve the understanding of broadband technology at the grassroots level and democratise the situation so that common people and regular families benifit from the current stimulus packages that are going to impact our communities very soon. We are here to manage,lead and continue to do what is right for our communities in terms of imbracing technology and specificly making broadband avaliable for less fortunate residents.
jporter - 773-309-4211
thanks

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Mail correspondence to:	Connected Nation
Address:	444 North Capitol Street
	Suite 224
	Washington, DC 20001

attachment

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Mail correspondence to:	901 6th St SW #817
Email:	geoffdaily@gmail.com
Address:	901 6th St SW #817
	Washington, DC 20024

NTIA

1. The Purposes of the Grant Program

b. Should applicants be encouraged to address more than one purpose?

Absolutely. The more multi-faceted the project the better. The more stakeholders a network has ready to use it the better. This shouldn't just be about dressing up an application; these networks should be built with specific purposes in mind and plans in place to encourage utilization.

c. How should the BTOP leverage or respond to the other broadband-related portions of the Recovery Act, including the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants and loans program as well as the portions of the Recovery Act that address smart grids, health information technology, education, and transportation infrastructure?

The more an application is able to leverage other pots of money, both public and private, the higher its priority should be, especially if local stakeholders are on board with applying for funds together and committed to the work it'll take to incorporate their use.

g. Should the fact that different technologies can provide different service characteristics, such as speed and use of dedicated or shared links, be considered given the statute's direction that, to the extent practicable, the purposes of the statute should be promoted in a technologically neutral fashion?

It'd be irresponsible to ignore the capabilities, limitations, and evolutionary potential of the broadband technologies these public dollars invest in. Every technology has advantages and disadvantages, and some technologies have more certain futures than others. We can't afford to waste public dollars on dead-end technologies.

We also can't afford to focus only on getting as many people connected for as little money as possible. Just getting them online is one thing, but we must also work on answering the question of how to get them sufficient bandwidth to participate and compete fully in the 21st century digital economy. Because of this we shouldn't be investing in technologies that do not have clear paths to being able to support speeds of 100Mbps to 1Gbps and beyond of symmetrical connectivity.

In some ways it makes more sense to be technology specific so as to ensure we're not investing in lagging edge equipment, but if we must be technology neutral then we must be vigilant in avoiding lowering our goals for the public good just to accommodate the limitations of lesser technologies.

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7. Grants for Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Adoption of Broadband Service:

b. What measures should be used to determine whether such innovative programs have succeeded in creating sustainable adoption of broadband services?

We have to start collecting hard data about the utilization of broadband. We need to know how people are using broadband today so that we can use it as a baseline for comparison against how we're using it tomorrow in order to identify which programs were most effective. This will require a large amount of surveying on a regular basis.

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13. Definitions

b. How should the BTOP define "broadband service?"

(1) Yes BTOP should establish minimum speeds. NTIA and RUS should acknowledge the emerging trend of logarithmic growth in bandwidth capacity/demand. Start by not even considering anything less than 1Mbps as being broadband. Then use 10Mbps as a marker for whether or not a community is underserved. And then set the goals for fully served communities as those on the path to 100Mbps, 1Gbps, and beyond.

Put another way:

- If you don't have 1Mbps symmetrical, you're not served.

- If you don't have multiple 10Mbps providers, you're underserved.

(2) There should be different speed thresholds for wireless vs. wireline networks. Wireless bandwidth will always lag behind wireline, plus there are different expectations for ubiquity and reliability for wireless vs. wireline. So each category should be addressed separately. But within each category each technology should have to live up to the same standards to qualify for funding.

(3) It's important to not just look at promised speeds, but also consider the actual speeds that are realized. Just because a network operator says they can offer 1Mbps, 10Mbps, or 100Mbps service doesn't mean they can deliver it. And we want to make sure the networks we subsidize can support as much simultaneous usage as possible so that they can be relied on to deliver solid connectivity even during periods of high usage.

(4) The Internet is a two-way medium. Broadband should be a two-way transportation mechanism. By embracing the fact that the future of networked experiences will rely on interactivity and hyperconnectedness, we shouldn't accept anything less than broadband definitions that are symmetrical.

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RUS

3. How should RUS evaluate whether a particular level of broadband access and service is needed to facilitate economic development?

(b) For any buildings or businesses where more than 10 people are using the same connection a minimum of 100Mbps is needed to sustain 21st century economic development. Home-based businesses need a minimum of 10Mbps to fully utilize all of the applications available today. And both of these numbers will continue to rise logarithmically over time, moving bigger buildings up to 1Gbps and homes to 100Mbps. And these speeds will be needed within the next 5-10 years.

Also in order for communities to attract businesses they need more than just DSL and T1s. The communities that are attracting new businesses because of their connectivity are those that have ubiquitous affordable fiber available.

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Mail correspondence to:	Tracy Finney
Email:	jackbetty@embarqmail.com
Address:	5866 St George Ave
	Crozet, VA 22932

Launching universal wireless broadband into our environment would be extremely detrimental to the health of the public, especially the children since they would receive long term exposure to harmful electromagnetic radiation. Thus resulting in an increase of health problems as they age. I know several people now who are effected by/suffer from electromagnetic radiation exposure (ie: cell phones/cell towers, etc)and these people know several people and those people know several people, who also know several people, etc., who are all suffering from exposure from electromagnetic radiation. To see these people suffer is so inhumane and totally brutal. For those who are not suffering from EMR, yet, cannot relate to the magnitude of pain and suffering these people face everyday of their lives. Our medical system is not educated to detect and diagnose the side effects from EMR exposure. The side effects can mimic other illnesses and one would not know that the health problem is actually caused from EMR exposure, so the symptom(s) are treated with medication(s). The problem only continues as long as the exposure to EMR continues. In conclusion, no, I do not want to see universal wireless broadband launched. IT WILL destroy and deteriorate the health of our children and the people of our nation in the short term and in the long term. Thank you for this opportunity to express myself in this area, for I have a great concern for the health of the people of our nation and for those who currently are horribly suffering from the effects of EMR exposure.

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Mail correspondence to:	Brian Mefford
Email:	caddington@connectednation.org
Address:	1020 College Street
	Bowling Green, KY 42101

Comments of Brian Mefford, Chairmain & CEO of Connected Nation

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Mail correspondence to:	Olemara Peters
Address:	PO Box 11162
	Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Please DO NOT spend my tax dollars on expanding wireless broadband, making everyplace yet-more unliveable for me and others.

Please invest in fiber optic networks instead, which will not increase electropollution.

The wireless-telecomm industry is increasing pollution without emissions-sources being publicly identified -- in fact -- by specifically disguising /concealing them -- industry calls it "Stealth Technology." This is contrary to people's right to know.

R&D of new technology needs to be required to include biocompatibility (for humans + biosphere) in its basic criteria. That can only happen when the public has accurate information. Industry always cites "Market research," and denies that public buying is influenced by advertising. This breaks the circle of informed public feedback that industry needs in order to design appropriate technologies.

Please base your decisions on the info compiled at www.bioinitiative.org.

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Mail correspondence to:	Dave Burstein
Email:	daveb@dslprime.com
Address:	420 West 119th #51
	New York, NY 10027

Error in time stamp

I just confirmed with the official U.S. time that it it before midnight on the 13th.

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Mail correspondence to:	Joe T. Wood
Email:	woodjt@caywood.org
Address:	Lexington City Schools
	70 Dixon St.
	Lexington, TN 38351

It is important that all citizens have equal access to technology and the benefits it can bring to citizens and communities. It is vital technology access is provided to low-income and at-risk population, espcially to at-risk school students and their familites. We must work to bridge the "technology gap" for these students.

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Mail correspondence to:	Richard J. Warren, COO
Email:	rich@hocking.net
Address:	19483 Harble Road
	Logan, OH 43138-9772

With rare exception, the Broadband Grants should be given to small businesses that are located in the areas to be served by the infrastructure being built. This approach will take advantage of local and direct knowledge of the needs of the people and communities served while strengthening the small business that serves them.
Any major distribution of funds to large Telecommunications companies that have Billions of dollars in the bank would only put further economic stress on the small providers that serve rural America. It is the people of rural America that wish to build rural America. Public funding big Telco’s (including satellite and cell phone providers) should generally be considered illegal and contrary to the public good.
However, I recognize that, as a second tier of funding, the large Telcos will receive money through the rural ISP’s to provide fiber-based services. Control of those networks needs to remain local to enhance the local economies. The easiest way and the most efficient way to do this is to give ownership and control to the local providers.
A major purpose of the Broadband program is to create jobs. So let the rural job seekers and small business do the building.

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Mail correspondence to:	Connected Tennessee
Address:	618 Church Street
	Suite 305
	Nashville, TN 37219

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CTN NTIA Response_Final (3).pdf

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2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Tom Fritz
Email:	tfritz@connectohio.org
Address:	232 North Third Street
	Suite 201
	Columbus, OH 43215

Please find comments in Docket Number 090309298-9299-01 attached.
Sincerely,
Tom Fritz
Executive Director
Connect Ohio

Attachments

Connect Ohio Filing in NTIA Docket Number 090309298-9299-01.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Peter J. Pratt, PrattNetworks LLC
Email:	pjpratt@prattnetworks.com
Address:	759 CJC Highway
	Suite 334
	Cohasset, MA 02025

We have conducted a survey of state broadband programs, and the current programmatic capacity of states without such programs, for our reporting service on the "broadband stimulus" provisions of ARRA. We conclude that fewer than 20 states have such programs in place and operating today. Therefore, we recommend that as NTIA and RUS carry forward with the congressional mandate to consult with the states: 1. There is a federal purpose to be served in assisting the states with capacity building in the areas of broadband mapping, grant application evaluation criteria, demand aggregation practices, and program models. 2. Governors should be communicated with by NTIA - RUS quickly, during the 60-day drafting process for the NOFA, to determine which states desire to have 'single points of contact' with federal agencies for broadband stimulus monies. 3. Those states which so elect to have centralized contacts, and those which do not should be disclosed so that grant and loan applicants understand how to coordinate their efforts with state designated agencies.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Dave Burstein
Email:	daveb@dslprime.com
Address:	420 West 119th #51
	New York, NY 10027

l be wasted. To my horror, I agree. The U.S. Broadband Stimulus is almost guaranteed to fail to reach most of the unserved, unless the program is dramatically changed. 9 out of 10 who expect to get grants will be disappointed. I wish it weren't so, but the evidence is accumulating fast.
Which is why I urge going to the data and confirming the plans are supported by facts.

a. Should a certain percentage of grant funds be apportioned to
each category?

a. How should the grant program consider State priorities in
awarding grants?

The state recommendations should be looked at closely and followed if they correspond to the goals of the program. They should be ignored if they appear uninformed or patronage-ridden. Some will be great, others corrupt.
In particular, the program should not assume the states are always right, and look for evidence.

b. What is the appropriate role for States in selecting projects
for funding?

Purely to recommend, unless and until the particular state demonstrates they understand and respect the goals of the program and are not unduly influenced. In particular, states with an inappropriate role of interested parties, such as the AT&T and Verizon nominees in California, should play only a limited role.

d. How should NTIA ensure that projects proposed by States are
well-executed and produce worthwhile and measurable results?

By taking the time to get the facts, and not being lazy about it.

NTIA to determine by rule whether it is in the public interest that
entities other than those listed in Section 6001(e)(1)(A) and (B)
should be eligible for grant awards. What standard should NTIA apply to
determine whether it is in the public interest that entities other than
those described in Section 6001(e)(1)(A) and (B) should be eligible for
grant awards?

On the evidence. In particular, organizations/business that do not have a history of reaching the unserved with broadband should be treated with skepticism.
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\6\ Section 6001(h) states that NTIA, in awarding grants, shall,
to the extent practical--
(2) Consider whether an application to deploy infrastructure in
an area--
a. Will, if approved, increase the affordability of, and
subscribership to, service to the greatest population of users in
the area;

At minimum, the NTIA should expect that U.S. prices, speeds, and services are “comparable” to international norms. The Hawaiian proposal is a good start.

"(1) Access to broadband communications to all households, businesses, and organizations throughout the State by 2012 at speeds and prices comparable to the average speeds and prices available in the top three performing countries in the world." We can’t all be above average, but every developed country should be comparable.
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How can NTIA determine that a Federal
funding need exists and that private investment is not displaced? How
should the long-term feasibility of the investment be judged?

By actually reviewing the economics and plans of the companies involved, giving strong weight to what comparable companies have proven practical around the world.

f. What factors should be given priority in determining whether
proposals will encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service?

Whether the data is solid or comes out of the rear end of a male cow.

h. What role, if any, should retail price play in the grant
program?

Massive. High prices are the key barrier in most countries to those who want service.

7. Grants for Innovative Programs to Encourage Sustainable Adoption
of Broadband Service: The Recovery Act directs that not less than
$250,000,000 of the BTOP shall be awarded for grants for innovative
programs to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband services.
a. What selection criteria should be applied to ensure the success
of this program?

Whether or not there is good reason to believe it will work.

b. What measures should be used to determine whether such
innovative programs have succeeded in creating sustainable adoption of
broadband services?

Verifiable facts.
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a. What factors should an applicant show to establish the
``financial need'' necessary to receive more than 80 percent of a
project's cost in grant funds?

Complete and open data about the costs and economics, available for public review.

c. What showing should be necessary to demonstrate that the
proposal would not have been implemented without Federal assistance?

What comparable companies are doing.
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a. How should NTIA define wasteful or fraudulent spending for
purposes of the grant program?
With severity

c. If such spending is detected, what actions should NTIA take to
ensure effective use of investments made and remaining funding?

Refer to Justice if appropriate.

(2) Should the network interconnection obligation be based on
existing statutory schemes? If not, what should the interconnection
obligation be?

Sufficient to make it work effectively.

(5) In the case of infrastructure paid for in whole or part by
grant funds, should the obligations extend beyond the life of the grant
and attach for the useable life of the infrastructure?

Yes

e. What role, if any, should retail price play in these
definitions?

Massive, if we care about poor people.

14. Measuring the Success of the BTOP: The Recovery Act permits
NTIA to establish additional reporting and information requirements for
any recipient of grant program funds.
a. What measurements can be used to determine whether an individual
proposal has successfully complied with the statutory obligations and
project timelines?

Full and detailed results for public inspection.

b. Should applicants be required to report on a set of common data
elements so that the relative success of individual proposals may be
measured? If so, what should those elements be?

Yes. Number of unserved reached and take rate, actual costs, number of jobs directly created by company and contractors.

15. Please provide comment on any other issues that NTIA should
consider in creating BTOP within the confines of the statutory
structure established by the Recovery Act.

RUS

2. In what ways can RUS and NTIA best align their Recovery Act
broadband activities to make the most efficient and effective use of
the Recovery Act broadband funds?

Start with the facts and open all records of RUS to public

(a) RUS is charged with ensuring that 75 percent of the area is
rural and without sufficient access needed for economic development.
How should this definition be reconciled with the NTIA definitions of
``unserved'' and ``underserved?''

Starting with verifiable data.

3. How should RUS evaluate whether a particular level of broadband
access and service is needed to facilitate economic development?
Seventy-five percent of an area to be funded under the Recovery Act
must be in an area that USDA determines lacks sufficient ``high speed
broadband service to facilitate rural economic development.'' RUS is
seeking suggestions as to the factors it should use to make such
determinations.

Starting with objective and verifiable data.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Rene True
Email:	rtrue@connectky.org
Address:	311 West Main Street
	Frankfort, KY 40601

Please find comments in Docket Number 090309298-9299-01 attached.
Sincerely,
Rene True
Executive Director
ConnectKentucky

Attachments

CK Filing_2009 04 13.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Name of Commenter
Email:	missy2mtn@indylink.org
Address:	944 Compass Creek Dr.
	Hayesville, NC 28904

I could leave a lengthy feedback but just noticed this form and have only 10 minutes to get this submitted & the stop spam 2 words are very hard to figure out, but we need BROADBAND TERRIBLY, we've lived here for 14 years now and it's certainly time to have this available to us. Sorry but I have to see if this will go through.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kathy Johnson, Director
Email:	kathy.johnson@governor.alabama.gov
Address:	Alabama State Capitol
	600 Dexter Avenue
	Montgomery, AL 36130

Attached

Attachments

State of Alabama NTIA RUS Comments 4-13-09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Matthew R. Rantanen
Law firm:	Matthew Rantanen
Attorney:	Matthew Rantanen
Email:	mrantanen@sctdv.net
Address:	P.O. Box 1470
	Valley Center, CA 92082

A correction to the comments filed at 7:06pm EST.
There is a typo that completely changes the meaning of my point, and I would like to have a chance to correct it.

As Director of Technology for the Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association, and it's members, ALL the tribes in San Diego County, Cahuilla and Chemehuevi, it is my duty to present you with (3) points to support your efforts in deploying Broadband funding to the masses to connect more Americans to access.

(1) The Tribal Reservations in the United States of American are "unserved" and "underserved" by definition, and should not have qualify for, or have to prove their status. They are Native American Tribal Reservations, and they are "unserved" and "underserved."

(2) In Regards to # 1, there should be a separate application, or a box to check that allows tribal to avoid the unnecessary steps to prove your rurality and underserved nature, based on non-reservation statistics.
***(there is a correction in point (3) changing the word "can" to cannot" in the first sentence)***
(3) The current FCC broadband definition is inappropriate, and anyone that cannot perform at 1Mbs up/down should not qualify, but broadband should not be defined as this. Incumbents that don't want to expend resources for improvement and advancement will not advance as fast if you set a benchmark that they already have received. There needs to be a sliding scale with 1Mbs as floor.

Respectfully,

Matthew R. Rantanen

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Laura Mayhook
Law firm:	Mayhook Law, PLLC
Attorney:	Laura Mayhook
Email:	laura@mayhooklaw.com
Address:	34808 NE 14th Avenue
	La Center, WA 98629

Attached please find the comments of Stephouse Networks. Please note that this filing is being made at 8:42 pm PDT on April 13, 2009.

Attachments

Stephouse NTIA-RUS 4-13-09.PDF

Comments for submission in NTIA/RUS Docket,No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Dear Sir or Madame,

On behalf of G4 COMMUNICATIONS, CORP., attached are G4's comments for submission in NTIA/RUS Docket
No. 090309298-9299-01.  Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this filing.

Sincerely yours,

--

Gent Cav
G4 Communications / Otel Telekom
(603) 703-0410 direct voice (email reaches me faster and preferred)
(603) 703-0670 direct fax
(603) 625-0555 company voice
(603) 647-7576 company fax

Attachments

G4_NTIA-RUS_comments.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Cinnamon Mueller
Law firm:	Cinnamon Mueller
Attorney:	Jeremy M. Kissel
Email:	jkissel@cm-chi.com
Address:	307 N. Michigan Ave.
	Suite 1020
	Chicago, IL 60601

Attached please find the comments of the American Cable Association relating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009's Broadband Initiatives (Docket No. 090309298-9299-01). Please feel free to contact the undersigned should you have any questions.

Regards,

Jeremy M. Kissel
Cinnamon Mueller
2156 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202.609.7793 (direct)
202.747.5870 (fax)
jkissel@cm-chi.com

Attachments

ACA NTIA_ RUS Comments 041309 FINAL.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Cynthia Pols
Email:	polscm@aol.com
Address:	PO Box 12276
	Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Attached are the comments and a summary of the comments of the Triangle J COG Council of Governments Cable Broadband Consortium

Attachments

ACF7C4A.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Gerald Knoblach
Email:	knoblach@spacedata.net
Address:	460 South Benson Lane #12
	Chandler, AZ 85224

See attached.

Attachments

NTIA RUS filing.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	PO Box 224 Enka, NC 28728
Email:	lilithwolinsky@hotmail.com
Address:	PO Box 224
	Enka, NC 28728

As a concerned citizen, I urge you to deny Economic Stimulus Funds to the Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) in Asheville, NC. I wish I could urge you otherwise because I believe in the mission of this organization, however, under the stewardship of it's founder and current Executive Director, Wally Bowen, MAIN has failed to live up to the Mission it has prescribed for itself and does not have the business model, business practices, or a healthy Board of Directors to insure that stimulus funds would be used to constructively benefit the Western North Carolina community. To the contrary, Mr. Bowen's practices have left an enormous and ever-widening trail of mistrust, and ill will, and many of the people whose skills he would need to successfully manage stimulus funds in this small mountain community are no longer willing to work with him due to his widely acknowledged lack of professional conduct. This organization has not shown itself capable of managing public trust or resources, and given its history, should not be rewarded with stimulus funds.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Paul Van Hoesen
Email:	paul@ctechnology.org
Address:	P.O.Box 1606
	Nashville, TN 37024-1606

cTechnology would like to commend to the NTIA its support for Connected Tennessee's Computer 4 Kids Program.
We have shared with Connected Tennessee our own west Tennessee pilot survey for both broadband and computer ownership and we have found 27% of K-12 children in our pilot school district did not have a computer at home.

In an age where most middle class families have two or more computers in their home, the lack of access to a computer at home for a budding student is a significant hindrance to their education. This is particularly true in inner city communities where broadband may be available but computer ownership and broadband adoption is lagging.

Through Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 KidsSM (C4K) program, computers are distributed to children in Tennessee who need them most. To date, the C4K program has distributed more than 1,300 computers to children, families and organizations in need across Tennessee, with plans to distribute at least 1,700 more over the coming years.

Together with Connected Tennessee, we have been jointly seeking solutions to drive broadband adoption in Tennessee. There is nothing more fundamental to broadband adoption than computer ownership.

The Computer 4 KidsSM (C4K) program is a worthy and necessary adjunct to drive broadband adoption and enable Tennessee young people to realize the power of the online world. We hope this and other similar computer ownership programs will receive due consideration
as you implement the Broadband Data Improvement Act.

Respectfully,

Paul Van Hoesen
Director
cTechnology, Inc.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Chris Cooper
Email:	ccooper@intelliwave.com
Address:	145 Columbus Rd
	Athens, OH 45701

attachment included

Attachments

Comments of Intelliwave LLC.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Robert G. Allen
Law firm:	DLA Piper LLP (US)
Email:	bob.allen@dlapiper.com
Address:	500 8th Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC 20004

Comments In Response to Request for Information

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jennie B. Chandra
Email:	jennie.b.chandra@windstream.com
Address:	1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 802
	Washington, DC 20036

Please see attached comments.

Attachments

WIN NTIA RUS Comments 090413.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Nicholas Holland
Email:	nholland@centresource.com
Address:	1313 4th Ave N.
	Nashville, TN 37208

West Tennessee needs The Broadband Data Improvement Act to stimulate economic growth through the online economy.

We hope you grant funding of the 21st Century Online Jobs Creation Program as proposed by cTechnology, Inc. of Nashville, TN through the proposed NTIA Sustainable Broadband Adoption Grant mechanism.

cTechnology’s program holds strong promise to foster sustainable broadband adoption and also radically change the hopes for economic success in the region by creating online jobs for the region's young people. The region is experiencing a high loss rate of its young people to urban communities and lack of economic opportunity is the primary cause.

Combining broadband availability with a direct link to online economic opportunity hold a strong potential for radically changing our region for the good. cTechnology has already proven to be an innovative and committed partner for west Tennessee and has the strong support of many regional and state leaders.

We ask that this program be given strong funding consideration for the future of our rural Tennessee communities.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Holland

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Dana Nehama
Attorney:	Dana Nehama
Email:	Dana.Nehama@alvarion.com
Address:	2495 Leghorn Street
	Mountain View, CA 94043

See attached.

Attachments

Alvarion RFI Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Andy Tabar
Address:	9 Music Square South #195
	Nashville, TN 37203

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Nurturing and retaining high skill level talent is essential for this region's young people to acquire jobs and create sustainable and widespread value in today's economy. In this regard we would like to recommend the funding of the 21st Century Online Jobs Creation Program as proposed by cTechnology, Inc. of Nashville, TN through the proposed NTIA Sustainable Broadband Adoption Grant mechanism.
cTechnology's program is compatible with work opportunities that exist today, and the technologies that create regional economic growth. Geographic barriers in hiring are being removed as a result of technology; creating new opportunities not only for hot areas like Silicon Valley, Austin, TX, and India, but also our rural communities. I have personally witnessed the interest level of this program in Halls, TN and was convinced. CTechnology's model creates employment opportunities that are relevant to the interests, abilities, and needs of both employers and young people of the 21st Century.

Combining broadband availability with a direct link to online economic opportunity hold a strong potential for radically changing our region for the good. cTechnology has already proven to be an innovative and committed partner for west Tennessee and has the strong support of many regional and state leaders.

We ask that this program be given strong funding consideration for the future of our rural Tennessee communities.

Sincerely,
Andy Tabar, President
Bizooki.com

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Barry Summers
Address:	75 Haywood St.
	Asheville, NC 28801

I fully support using federal stimulus money for rural communities to get access to broadband internet. However, there is one entity vying for these funds that I have extreme misgivings about: The Mountain Area Information Network, based in Asheville, North Carolina. MAIN, a non-profit ISP, has a history that includes poor accountability to the community, spotty customer service, dysfunctional and erratic decision-making by it's Executive Director, and poor oversight by it's Board of Directors.

MAIN's media and lobbying activities are tangential to the stimulus money being considered, but as a former longtime volunteer leader at MAIN's low-power radio station, WPVM, it's been my experience that MAIN's ED does not have a strong record of honesty or accountability. I would be very skeptical about any statements from MAIN that appear to guarantee a level of preparedness to accomplish the technical and logistical tasks relative to the rural broadband initiative. I would urge the parties responsible for granting these funds to look closely at MAIN's finances and technical expertise.

As I said, I fully support the goal of giving everyone access to the internet. I simply don't have faith in MAIN or it's Executive Director to accomplish this or to serve the community with accountability and transparency. If there are other entities capable of delivering broadband access to WNC, I would rather see the funds go to them.

Barry Summers
Asheville, NC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Don S. Samuelson
Email:	DSSA310@aol.com
Address:	1745 Broadland Lane
	Lake Forest, IL 60045

The criteria used by RUS in making evluations of stimulus support applications ought to be based on the twin stimulus objectives of: (1) the creation of jobs and businesses; and (2)the preparation of rural economies to compete successfully in serving global markets.
In addition, there should be explicit recognition that the costs to the government of "loan guarantees" are substantially less than "grants."

Attachments

April 13 - RUS Responses by DSSA.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Christopher M. Swanson
Email:	cswanson@tcsth.com
Address:	719 3rd Ave
	Two Harbors, MN 55616

Dear BTOP
I urge you to consider the following:
1. establish the definition of “unserved area,” as (everyone without 5 megabit symmetric service)
2. the definition of “underserved area,” (everyone without 20 megabit symmetric service)
3. the definition of “broadband, (5 megabit symmetric service)
4. the non-discrimination obligations that will be contractual conditions of BTOP (broadband technologies opportunity program) grants (wholesale access to anyone)
5. the network interconnection obligations that will be contractual conditions of BTOP
grants. (it is important that the interconnections be made available at fair and reasonable rates for providers who want to provide service in rural areas and need access to interconnects)
Here are additional critical things that should be looked at:
1. Please make immediate loan guarantees available immediately. We can turn 7.2 Billion into 72 Billion in buying power.
2. Shortening approval process to 60 days for RUS and NTIA.
3. Northern States should receive funding first because of winter elements that preclude us from developing networks after the first part of November.
4. Allowing municipalities to meet the 20% equity requirements with debt on par with the RUS/NTIA
5. Open Access which requires competitive pricing creates better networks for consumers and competitive pricing.

I urge you to consider the above ideas. I believe it is critical that we upgrade the rural communication infrastructure because rural America always is the last to get the quality communication infrastructure because companies cannot justify the “ROI” Please consider fiber as the technology that best serves our rural areas for the next 30-50 years. Please spend the money wisely by choosing the best technology available.

Sincerely,
Christopher Swanson
719 3rd Ave
Two Harbors, MN 55616

Attachments

RUS-NTIA Comments.doc

FW: Docket No. 090309298-9229-01 - ARRA Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

Kathy tried to send this twice and it would not go through.  Trying from
my email address too.

 

Carla A. Anderson |SVP/COO | e-Copernicus | 317 Massachusetts Ave. NE:
Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20002 |  Office: 202.292.4603 | Mobile:
202.498.6936 | Fax:  701.794.3356

 

From: Johnson, Kathy [mailto:Kathy.Johnson@governor.alabama.gov] 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 11:55 PM
To: BTOP@ntia.doc.gov
Cc: Anderson, Carla; Johnson, Kathy
Subject: Docket No. 090309298-9229-01 - ARRA Broadband Initiatives
Importance: High

 

The State of Alabama submits the attached comments pursuant to the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 broadband grant and loan
programs, Docket No. 090309298-9229-01.

 

The ConnectingALABAMA team believes 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 the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  

 

Thank you in advance for considering the State of Alabama's comments. 

 

Kathy Johnson, Director
Alabama Broadband Initiative & ConnectingALABAMA
Office of Governor Bob Riley
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue, EB-09
Montgomery, AL  36130
P:  334.353.8760
F:  334.353.1190
E:  kathy.johnson@governor.alabama.gov
 
W:  www.connectingalabama.gov  

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State of Alabama NTIA RUS Comments 4-13-09.pdf

Docket No. 090309298-9229-01 - ARRA Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-14T14:26:00Z

The State of Alabama submits the attached comments pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 broadband grant and loan programs, Docket No. 090309298-9229-01.

 

The ConnectingALABAMA team believes 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 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  

 

Thank you in advance for considering the State of Alabama's comments. 

 

Kathy Johnson, Director
Alabama Broadband Initiative & ConnectingALABAMA
Office of Governor Bob Riley
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue, EB-09
Montgomery, AL  36130
P:  334.353.8760
F:  334.353.1190
E:  kathy.johnson@governor.alabama.gov  
W:  www.connectingalabama.gov

Attachments

State of Alabama NTIA RUS Comments 4-13-09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jeffrey Mayhook
Law firm:	Mayhook Law, PLLC
Attorney:	Jeffrey Mayhook
Email:	jeffrey@mayhooklaw.com
Address:	34808 NE 14th Avenue
	La Center, WA 98629

Attached please find the comments of Pend Oreille County Public Utility District #1

Attachments

Pend Oreille NTIA-RUS 4-13-09.PDF

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Attorney:	John K. Hane
Email:	john.hane@pillsburylaw.com
Address:	2300 N Street NW
	Washington, DC 20037

Attached, in both Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf) formats, are the comments of the MSS & ATC Coalition in response to the joint NTIA and RUS request for information.

Attachments

Docket No. 090309298-9229-01 - ARRA Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

The State of Alabama submits the attached comments pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 broadband grant and loan programs, Docket No. 090309298-9229-01.

 

The ConnectingALABAMA team believes 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 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  

 

Thank you in advance for considering the State of Alabama's comments. 

 

Kathy Johnson, Director
Alabama Broadband Initiative & ConnectingALABAMA
Office of Governor Bob Riley
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue, EB-09
Montgomery, AL  36130
P:  334.353.8760
F:  334.353.1190
E:  kathy.johnson@governor.alabama.gov  
W:  www.connectingalabama.gov

Attachments

State of Alabama NTIA RUS Comments 4-13-09.pdf

Response to BTOP

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Hello,

Thank you for asking for feedback from the public.

BTOP should be linked to include smart grid applications as well.
Rural and unserved areas can benefit from both internet connectivity
and greater renewable energy penetration.

The BTOP should consider how "smart microgrids" can serve as a
catalyst to greater internet connectivity. A "smart microgrid" is a
mini-grid in which various distributed energy technologies (eg solar,
wind, biomass, plug-in electric cars, etc) and smart meters are
combined with our intelligent software to both monitor and manage
energy supply and demand for a community (e.g. set of buildings,
corporate campus, university campus, housing township, etc). The smart
microgrid makes intelligent decisions about what clean energy source
to run on and optimizes for cost reductions, energy savings and CO2
emission reductions.

A microgrid solution can look at ways to connect each community to the
others and share access to the net. So, instead of a central cable
operator laying cables from their hub to each community (a star
configuration), instead one can connect communities together and have
one central feed from the operator to the nearest community (a ring
configuration). With smart meters, one can monitor the usage of each
house in each community and allocate loads as required. The internet
is, after all, a transfer of energy in the form of data.

Valence Energy offers solutions in this area.

It is worth exploring how smart green energy (which is IT applied to
energy) and smart internet services can be packaged together.

Alexis

Alexis Ringwald
Valence Energy
alexis.ringwald@valenceenergy.com
Mobile: +1 203 668 1995

Docket No. 090309298-9299-01 comment filing

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kevin Manovich
Email:	k.manovich@nwt-enterprises.com
Address:	71 Greene Street
	Cumberland, MD 21502

Attached is NWT Enterprises, Inc. comment on the BTOP RFI

Attachments

Broadband Diversity Supporters Comments

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Attached hereto are the comments of the Broadband Diversity Supporters.
Please confirm receipt.
 
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Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
1500 K Street,  NW
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2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Attached hereto are the comments of the Broadband Diversity Supporters.
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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Barbara Bailey
Email:	bjbaileylpa@yahoo.com
Address:	209 Dana Road
	Burnsville, NC 28740

First priority for broadband stimulus funding should be given to community-based networks, especially nonprofit, municipal, and cooperatives. There are many reasons for this, mainly to provide jobs as well as allow people to work from their rural locations and still be able to communicate with the wider, more distant urban contacts. For example, some Jobs that can be done in the country, but need the internet and broadband capacity are as diverse as a graphic designer, a videographer, and a psychologist. But the real point I want to make concerns an experiment recently reported in Scientific American MInd. A group of psychologists recruited participants to share ideas and solve problems in an Internet-based world. Several "worlds" were created- local, global and "small worlds." When the problems were easy, the global networks did the best. But as the problems became trickier, the small-world networks tended to perform better. And as the problems became even more complex, the "small local networks proved most clever."

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Attorney:	John K. Hane
Email:	john.hane@pillsburylaw.com
Address:	2300 N Street NW
	Washington, DC 20037

Attached, in both Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf) formats, are the comments of SkyTerra Communications, Inc. in response to the joint NTIA and RUS request for information.

Attachments

Docket No. 090309298-9229-01 - ARRA Broadband Initiatives

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

The State of Alabama submits the attached comments pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 broadband grant and loan programs, Docket No. 090309298-9229-01.

 

The ConnectingALABAMA team believes 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 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  

 

Thank you in advance for considering the State of Alabama's comments. 

 

Kathy Johnson, Director
Alabama Broadband Initiative & ConnectingALABAMA
Office of Governor Bob Riley
Alabama State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue, EB-09
Montgomery, AL  36130
P:  334.353.8760
F:  334.353.1190
E:  kathy.johnson@governor.alabama.gov  
W:  www.connectingalabama.gov

Attachments

State of Alabama NTIA RUS Comments 4-13-09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mark Ritzenthaler
Email:	ritzmarkritz@yahoo.com
Address:	PO Box 1581
	Asheville, NC 28802-1581

Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the corrupt nature of the founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) and the complicit Board of Trustees. These folks have publicly lied and more.

Several persons associated with this organization can attest to poor management, negligence, and betrayal of public trust. Some of them may comment to you directly about this. I would encourage you to collate the “negative” public comments, conduct your own research, and judiciously withhold all broadband stimulus funding from MAIN.

Under different leadership, governance, and with sufficient accountability, MAIN would be awesome! Sadly, in these peoples’ hands it fails its granters, people, and mission.

A non-profit is extra accountable due to the extended trust of donors, public goodwill, and the resources that can be exploited, Any non-profit should have a stellar track record in order to receive this money. There are many folks who tried in good faith to advance this organization but have been mistreated and lied to. These folks have become detractors of the MAIN Executive Director and Board. Over 70 persons have signed a “statement of no confidence.” A copy is available at the end of this document. As of March 4, 2009, MAIN has lost 19 volunteers and 37.5 hours of weekly content. There is a huge turnover of board members too. Approximately seven have left within the past six months or so. This is tip of iceberg stuff! It is deeper than it may seem at first. To clarify, WPVM is a broken down project of MAIN.

Money should be deferred to other, more competent community-based networks, nonprofits, municipalities, and cooperatives. Thank you.

Following are 10 reasons for denying stimulus funding for the Mountain Area Information Network:

1. Betrayal of public trust by board and ED/founder. Lacks ability to conceive of keeping their word. Issued misleading public statement September 8, 2008.

2. Very poor customer services and value.

3. Non-inclusive, destructive, autocratic “Founder’s Syndrome.” ED and board have alienated many people.

4. Incompetence. Did not seek counsel for how to best spend funds on prior Internet Service infrastructure.

5. Disregard for laws. Knowingly breaks regulations. I am not at liberty to disclose details in public comment.

6. Unethical business practices. Has lost civil lawsuits.

7. Has no grievance process other than appeal to an admittedly dysfunctional board of directors.

8. Negligence. Lacks sound structure DESPITE the efforts of staff to work with the ED and board to create an excellent organizational structure.

9. Is deceptive. The ED would deceive the public into believing he is the man responsible for URTV.

10. Faces binding arbitration, and/or MORE civil lawsuits, and/or criminal prosecution once everything comes to light.

For more background on why to deny funding MAIN:

http://wpvm.blogspot.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder's_syndrome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_silo

“A Statement of No Confidence”

On February 16th, nine longtime volunteer leaders were fired ("suspended" without recourse) from WPVM by Wally Bowen, MAIN's Executive Director. The previous, arbitrary firing ("suspension" without recourse) of a longtime volunteer in August still has not been adequately addressed; instead it has been greatly magnified. The subsequent manipulation of the Board process by MAIN's Executive Director has not justified the actions he has taken; rather, these actions punctuate the failed and dysfunctional leadership that has led this fine organization into its current state of crisis.

Therefore, we reluctantly yet emphatically state our vote of no confidence in the continued leadership of the current Executive Director. His failed management of this valuable community resource is a betrayal of the trust placed in him by the listeners, donors, subscribers, staff, and volunteers that make up the MAIN/WPVM family. Asheville deserves better, and the volunteers of WPVM stand committed to serve the community, in spite of the ill-advised actions of one man.

We invite all interested members of this community to let your voices be heard. MAIN's Board of Directors need to understand the disastrous course their Executive Director has taken them on, and change that course immediately. This attempt to divide, conquer, and ruin will not stand.

Signed,

S. B.
B. S.
G. L.
B. N.
J. H.
J. J.
R. G. E.
F. M.
V. G.
L. W.
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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Betty Buckley
Email:	kmanuel@psctlt.org
Address:	21540 30th Dr. SE, Ste. 310
	Bothell, WA 98021

Communities Connect Network (CCN) is a statewide coalition of public, non-profit and private organizations working to ensure technology opportunities for all.
We represent 200+ organizations in the State of Washington providing technology access and learning opportunities. According to a recent study by the University of Washington, these organizations (CTs) receive more than one million visits per year.
We bring expertise in broadband deployment and adoption, a clearinghouse for research and training, and education about best practices and the needs of digital inclusion programs. Communities Connect Network was instrumental in creating the Washington State Community Technology Opportunity Grant Program and facilitating the awarding of grants for digital inclusion programs. We developed and manage a multi-sector state Digital Inclusion Council. We encourage the NTIA to consider formation of a national digital inclusion council and support these state councils.
We know from experience and research that you can offer valuable online content and applications like medical information or job applications, but if residents can’t afford a broadband connecton, don’t have a working computer, know where to find the content, or how to use the web effectively, then ARRA won’t attain it’s goal of reaching the most vulnerable populations and these residents, small businesses and non-profits will not become sustainable purchasers of broadband services. Our comments here focus on how to use the ARRA funds to link and support increased demand for and adoption of broadband. For instance, low-income residents and seniors will understand how to use broadband after receiving training and could benefit from low-cost computer distribution programs. The disabled need adapted equipment and training to take advantage of broadband. Technology training and web marketing assistance help enable disadvantaged business sustainability and new entrpreneurs...and greater demand for broadband.

Summary of our recommendtions:
1. NTIA and RUS should strengthen support for broadband adoption programs that increased demand, going beyond the minimum amounts set in the ARRA for public access and adoption programs. Broadband adoption programs increase user take-rates and support broadband sustainability. This is especially important for rural and low-income communities.
2. The $450 million allocated to public computing and the “innovative adoption programs” should be considered the minimum available for these purposes.
3. There should be different definitions and criteria for underserved in adoption programs vs deployment programs. Definitions and proposals focused on speed alone do not address the adoption needs of vulnerable populations in urban and rural settings for broadband application awareness, skills training, end-user hardware and software, and technical support. Community Technology Centers (CTC’s) should be eligible and receive funding, in addition to colleges and public libraries, for public access, training and adoption funds,
4. Local and regional programs that regrant to deliver services should be eligible and are an effective way to ensure use of best practices, enable greater reach to underserved populations and to deliver locally responsive community-based initiatives.
5. NTIA and RUS should support capacity building networks which promote best practices and strategic coordination. In Washington State, CCN provides training, program evaluation and other services which would otherwise be unavailable and unaffordable for small to mid-sized CT programs.
6. Affordability in broadband must also be addressed- for residents, non-profit community service providers, and small businesses.

Answers to the questions are addressed in the attachments provided.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Broadband Development Corporation
Email:	cwines@broadbanddevelopmentcorp.com
Address:	720 Montague Avenue
	Greenwood, SC 29646

Please review our submittal to both the NTIA and the RUS regarding comments for the BTOP.

Attachments

Joint Request for Information Docket N. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Please see attached.
 
Hance Haney
Director & Senior Fellow
Technology & Democracy Project 
Discovery Institute 
1015 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 558-7083

Blogs: www.disco-tech.org 
    & www.techliberation.com

Attachments

NTIA RUS broadband comments Apr 13 2009.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Michael H. Pryor
Law firm:	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Attorney:	Michael H. Pryor
Address:	701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Suite 900
	Washington, DC 20004

See attached file.

Attachments

Allied Fiber NTIA Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Donny Smith
Email:	dsmith@jagcom.net
Address:	213 S. Oak Ave.
	Owatonna, MN 55060

Please find attached the comments from Jaguar Communications, Inc.

Attachments

2009 Joint BTOP NTIA RUS comments by Jaguar.pdf

Submission from Loudoun County, Virginia for

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

To Whom it may concern,

Please find attached a word document containing comments for RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01 for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives

A 2 page summary is included in the document with 18 pages of follow-up documentation.

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Regards,

Scott Bashore



Scott W. Bashore
Manager of Broadband Services

w 703.771.5578
e sbashore@loudoun.gov
m 571.233.8144
f  703.771.5037

41975 Loudoun Center Place
Leesburg, Virginia 20175-8901

Attachments

Loudoun County, Virginia NTIA Submission.DOC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jeffrey Mayhook
Law firm:	Mayhook Law, PLLC
Attorney:	Jeffrey Mayhook
Email:	jeffrey@mayhooklaw.com
Address:	34808 NE 14th Avenue
	La Center, WA 98629

Attached please find the comments of the City of Shafter, California

Attachments

City of Shafter NTIA-RUS 4-13-09.PDF

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Abdul Alkalimat
Email:	mcworter@illinois.edu
Address:	1201 W Nevada
	Urbana, IL 61801

Create a digital Civilian Conservation Corps: CAN DO!

The intersecting objectives of BTOP are to create or save jobs and reshape our economy and society, especially un- and under-served areas, around broadband and all the activities it enables. This is the last mile of an information revolution that our corporations, governments and universities have already embraced. All that is left to transform is civil society and the communities where we live.

Every revolution needs foot soldiers. BTOP needs people to help un- and under-served communities make use of its big pipe, public computing facilities, innovative programs, and all related resources. Let’s mobilize young people and others (unemployed, high school, college, grad students) as a digital Peace Corps or Civilian Conservation Corps, drawing on matching funds from the Federal Work Study Program, Americorps, colleges and universities, libraries, and other partners.

Only two criteria are needed to sign up these young people. They must be already familiar with the specific community they work in AND they must have skills or interest in helping people use computers.

These foot soldiers will develop their IT knowledge and their helping skills. They will learn community values. They will be based at a local community anchor institution and supported by a roving manager who visits his +/- 80 corps members monthly. Training can be delivered at the onset in person (boot camps) and thereafter via the internet (weekly skill booster classes) from local colleges/universities, libraries, and community technology or media centers. The young people will use social network tools to help each other and share what works.

Indicators of success will include:

• websites built for community anchor institutions and other groups featuring digital representations of their history and activities
• local history and culture digitized
• local community use of email and other social networking tools
• overall, a measurable increase in individual and group use of broadband and other technology.

A very broad definition of community group should be 4 or more people, with a name, who meet at least twice a year. It is imperative to help groups and not just individuals because community groups stay in the community while individuals may not, and community groups represent more people.

All digital resources created should be linked to a hub website that is searchable by topic and place, by text search or map.

Following from President Obama’s ‘Yes We Can,” this corps could be called Computer and Neighborhoods Digital Opportunity, or CAN DO.

signed,

Abdul Alkalimat
Professor of Black Studies and Library and Information Science

Kate Williams
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	128 maplewood drive , asheville, north carolina
Email:	cindy7graham@yahoo@yahoo.com
Address:	128 maplewood drive
	asheville, NC 28806

Until many issues\concerns are resolved ,mainly with the ED, I feel that the funds could be much better utilized.Otherwise I am impressed with the committment and talent of the volunteers that are the heart and soul of WPVM.
Sincerely,
Cindy Graham

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Chuck Manto
Email:	Chuck@ChuckManto.com
Address:	216 Tawes, FSU, 101 Braddock Rd
	Frostburg, MD 21502

I am familiar with some private sector firms willing to provide local match to local governments, universities or hospitals for broadband initiatives. If interested contact Chuck Manto at the email provided, Chuck@ChuckManto.com.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Law Firm
Law firm:	Arent Fox, LLP
Attorney:	Jeffrey Rummel and Alan Fishel
Email:	rummelJ@arentfox.com
Address:	1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
	Washington, DC 20036

Please see PDF attachment

Attachments

NTIAasFiled.pdf

Comments for the ARRA Initiative

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Attached please find comments submitted by HierComm, Inc. for the ARRA
Broadband Initiative.

Please refer any questions to:
Mr. Bruce McFadden
bruce.mcfadden@hiercomm.com
Cell: 1-503-709-5455

Or to
Dr. Kenneth Schlager
Kschlager1@wi.rr.com
Tel: 1-262-367-5857

Thank you.

Attachments

ARRA Comments Submission 090413.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Todd D. Daubert
Law firm:	Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP
Email:	tdaubert@kelleydrye.com
Address:	3050 K Street, NW
	Suite 400
	Washington, DC 20007

See Attachment.

Attachments

ACF7BF7.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Charles Benton
Email:	cbenton@benton.org
Address:	1625 K Street NW
	11th FL
	Washington, DC 20006

Attached are Comments of the Benton Foundation and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Graduate School of Library & Information Science on
Measuring the Success of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Laura Mayhook
Law firm:	Mayhook Law, PLLC
Attorney:	Laura Mayhook
Email:	laura@mayhooklaw.com
Address:	34808 NE14th Avenue
	La Center, WA 98629

Attached please find the comments of Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company

Attachments

SCTC NTIA-RUS 4-13-09.PDF

DRA -- BTOP Comments

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Many thanks for your work on this project. Please let me know if we can be
of help.



Bill Triplett, Sr. Advisor to the Federal Co-Chairman

Office of the Federal Co-Chairman -- Delta Regional Authority

www.dra.gov // www.healthydelta.com // www.dramultimodal.com

202-689-4134

Attachments

DRA -- Comments -- NTIA-RUS -- Final.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stephen Kirbach
Email:	skirbach@unca.edu
Address:	453-A West Haywood Street
	Asheville, NC 28801

While I fully agree & sympathize with those who live in rural areas of western North Carolina and who need high speed internet access, please DO NOT turn over taxpayer money to the Mountain Area Information Network.

I am a longtime (10+ year) MAIN subscriber, & I’ve never used another ISP. My thinking for years has been to keep my money circulating within the community as much as possible. I’ve assumed for a solid 30+ years that the best stimulus package keeps cash cycling locally, and I’ve tried to live by this precept.

Yet my annual renewal for MAIN’s ISP services is due this approaching 1st week of May, & I shall refuse to support this organization until the management changes hands.

The management of this organization is poor at best.

This ISP failed to properly anticipate the loss of dialup revenue & has struggled to survive ever since. When asked in a recent public forum called MAIN 2.0, the Executive Director openly admitted that organization which he has directed since its inception failed to operate sustainably since the late 1990s.

Check into the board turnover rate & uncover a management system which simply acquiesces to a narcissistic ED who’s obsessed with propagandizing as opposed to informing. The mission statement sounds good, but it’s proven to be little more than a sham.

The current board has been hand-picked by the ED, & those board members who dared to question this ED in the past have been harassed until they leave. After these good volunteers leave in frustration, the ED trots out lies about their character in the local media.

This organization has had over 50% board member turnover in the past year. This is an organization plagued by board resignations and Founder’s Syndrome.

This ED continually lies to the local community & is widely despised. He claims that MAIN is a ‘sustainable business model’ while the sock puppet board members constantly panic about MAIN’s persistent & looming financial collapse. I’ve sat in on several board meetings and witnessed these panic sessions.

To turn over taxpayer money to MAIN would be a travesty. Please thoroughly investigate this organization before wasting taxpayer money on yet another house of cards.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kathleen O’Brien Ham
Email:	kathleen.ham@t-mobile.com
Address:	401 Ninth Street, N.W.
	Suite 550
	Washington, DC 20004

See attached file.

Attachments

T-Mobile Responses.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Brett Glass
Email:	broadbandgrants@brettglass.com
Address:	PO Box 383
	Laramie, WY 82073

Followup: Because this comment system appears to represent at least some file attachments in formats that are not directly readable by humans, I have also posted my comments regarding the stimulus program at

http://www.brettglass.com/btop.pdf

Public comments

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Please accept the attached comments for your consideration.

Best regards,

Vince Jordan | President/CEO
p: 720.204.2934 | skype: vtjordan
vjordan@ridgeviewtel.com |www.ridgeviewtel.com
1880 Industrial Circle Ste. C | Longmont, CO 80501
Live to Ride - Ride to Live
It's the Journey, not the destination...Journey well


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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kelly Wilkins
Email:	kelly@hemc.coop
Address:	P.O. Box 25
	Clarkesville, GA 30523

see attached

Attachments

HEMC-BB-Comments.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	MarkCooper
Email:	markcooper@aol.com
Address:	504 Highgate Terrace
	silver spring, MD 20904

CFA Comments Attached

Attachments

CFANTIA Commnets.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	achakine@ccthita.org
Email:	achakine@ccthita.org
Address:	West Willoughby
	Juneau, AK 99701

testimony is attached

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	CTIA-The Wireless Association
Email:	bjosef@ctia.org
Address:	1400 16th Street, NW
	Suite 600
	Washington, DC 20036

See attached file.

Attachments

090413 FILED CTIA BTOP Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Todd B. Lantor
Law firm:	Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP
Attorney:	Todd B. Lantor
Email:	tlantor@fcclaw.com
Address:	1650 Tysons Boulevard
	Suite 1500
	McLean, VA 22102

See attached Comments of Rural Cellular Association.

Attachments

RCA BTOP Comments - 041309 - MASTER FILE.pdf

CONXX BTOP RFI Response - Word doc format

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

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     
dave.kartchner@conxx.net

Executive Vice President

CONXX, Inc.

434 N Centre Street

Cumberland, MD 21502

240-580-2763   .  Mobile 801-699-9300



This email and any attachments thereto may contain private, confidential,
and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any
review, copying, or distribution of this email (or any attachments thereto)
by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient,
please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original
and any copies of this email and any attachments thereto.

Attachments

CONXX NTIA BTOP RFI Response.doc

Written comments on BTOP

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Dear Sir or Madam:

Jaguar Communications comments on the ARRA program, specifically answering the questions posed under the portions on BTOP, NTIA, and RUS are attached to this email, of April the 13th, 2009.  We will also post these comments on your website.

Respectfully,
/s/ Donny Smith, CEO
Jaguar Communications, Inc.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Free Press
Email:	dturner@freepress.net
Address:	501 Third Street NW
	Suite 875
	Washington, DC 20001

Please find the attached written comment from Free Press, as filed April 13, 2009.

Attachments

Free Press_NTIA Formal Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Russell H. Fox
Law firm:	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Attorney:	Russell H. Fox
Email:	rhfox@mintz.com
Address:	701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Ste. 900
	Washington, DC 20004

Attached are FiberTower Corporation's comments. Please contact Russell Fox, counsel to FiberTower Corporation, at 202-434-7300 with any questions concerning this filing.

Attachments

ACF7BD0.pdf

Stop broadband stimulus jobs from going to Asia

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z


I would like to voice my concern about the applicability of the stimulus
bill's Buy American provision to the broadband stimulus programs. Nearly all
the broadband equipment suppliers have moved  their manufacturing to Asia or
other parts of the would outside of our borders.



If we are to use the Broadband part of the new stimulus package , and also
place a high priority on American labor content in your proposal evaluation
process, as much as half of the $7.2b in broadband stimulus funds could go
to support jobs overseas. As a taxpayer who will ultimately pay part of the
bill for all this, I write to urge you to include credible, strong
enforcement of the Buy American provisions in the implementation of your
programs.  Otherwise this may substantially miss the main point of it all,
American jobs creation!



Thank you.



Kevin McDonald

All Around Home Inspections Inc.

DeaconsDuty Handyman/Remodeling


Contacts
cell 678-777-5846
home 770-591-0338
email   deaconsduty@bellsouth.net

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Stiefel & Jones Consulting, LLC
Law firm:	Stiefel & Jones Consulting, LLC
Email:	justin@sjgdc.com
Address:	Stiefel & Jones Consulting, LLC
	43 Town and Country Dr, Ste 119
	Fredericksurg, VA 22405

Please see attached

Attachments

Innovative Grant Program Comments BB.CC.pdf

FW: NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

From: Anthony Lehv 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:51 PM
To: BTOP@ntia.doc.gov
Subject: NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

Dear sir or madam -

On behalf of American Tower Corporation, attached are its comments for
submission in NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.  

Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this filing.

Respectfully submitted,

H. Anthony Lehv

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance
Officer

American Tower Corporation

116 Huntington Avenue

11th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

P: 617.375.7544

F: 617.375.7575

C: 202.423.4915

Anthony.Lehv@americantower.com

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY and PRIVILEGED: The information contained in
this e-mail and any attachments constitutes proprietary and confidential
information of American Tower Corporation and its affiliates. This
communication contains information that is proprietary and may be
subject to the attorney-client, work product or other legal privilege or
otherwise legally exempt from disclosure even if received in error. The
communication is intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
immediately notify us by return e-mail and destroy any copies,
electronic, paper or otherwise, which you may have of this
communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

Attachments

American Tower - NTIA_RUS Comments.doc

NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:25:00Z

Dear sir or madam -

 

On behalf of American Tower Corporation, attached are its comments for
submission in NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.  

 

Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this filing.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

H. Anthony Lehv

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance
Officer

American Tower Corporation

116 Huntington Avenue

11th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

 

P: 617.375.7544

F: 617.375.7575

C: 202.423.4915

Anthony.Lehv@americantower.com  

 

CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY and PRIVILEGED: The information contained in
this e-mail and any attachments constitutes proprietary and confidential
information of American Tower Corporation and its affiliates. This
communication contains information that is proprietary and may be
subject to the attorney-client, work product or other legal privilege or
otherwise legally exempt from disclosure even if received in error. The
communication is intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
immediately notify us by return e-mail and destroy any copies,
electronic, paper or otherwise, which you may have of this
communication. Thank you for your cooperation.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mayor Rae Carole Russell
Address:	400 NW 73rd Ave.
	Plantation, FL 33317

We have attached a letter expressing our comments.

Attachments

Armstrong-Russell.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Brett Glass
Email:	broadbandgrants@brettglass.com
Address:	PO Box 383
	Laramie, WY 82073

Rural broadband provider Brett Glass, d/b/a LARIAT, respectfully submits the attached comment (see PDF file) for your consideration.

Attachments

Stimulus recommendations.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mayor David Pennington
Address:	1329 McArthur Street
	Suite 1
	Manchester, TN 37355

Please see the attached document.

Attachments

Mayor David Pennington, Coffee Co TN.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Andrew W Buffmire
Law firm:	Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Attorney:	Jerold G Oldroyd
Email:	abuffmire@sigmt.com
Address:	201 South Main St., Suite 800
	Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2221

See Attached Comments

Attachments

SignalRidge.PDF

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Alrington McNichol
Email:	alrington.mcnichol@arrisi.com
Address:	3781 Lakefield Dr
	Suwanee, GA 30024

Please add me to you mailing list for all updates.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Thomas E. Moore
Email:	tom.moore@viasat.com
Address:	4600 S. Syracuse Street
	Suite 900
	Denver, CO 80237

Please see attached pdf document.

Attachments

ViaSat Comments to NTIA RUS.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:03:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:05:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Attachments

California_Response_to_NTIA_on_BB_Stimulus_Grants_4-13-09.DOC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:06:00Z

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Name of Commenter: The People of the State of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Organization: The State of California
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Mail Correspondence To: The State of California
Law Firm Name:
Attorney Name: Robert Haga
Tribal Affiliation:
Email: rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Mailing Address: 505 Van Ness Avenue
Mailing Address 2: Room 5205
City: San Francisco
State: CA
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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:03:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Attachments

California_Response_to_NTIA_on_BB_Stimulus_Grants_4-13-09.DOC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	The State of California
Attorney:	Robert Haga
Email:	rwh@cpuc.ca.gov
Address:	505 Van Ness Avenue
	Room 5205
	San Francisco, CA 94102

Attached are comments submitted on behalf of the People of California and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Catherine Melchert
Address:	228 S. Main Street
	Bartlett, IL 60103

Please refer to the attached letter.

Attachments

Catherine Melchert, Village of Bartlett.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jonathan V. Harlan
Address:	P.O. Box 277
	JACKSON, TN 38302-0277

See Attachment

Attachments

041309_NTIA Comment.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Tara M. Corvo
Law firm:	Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Attorney:	Tara M. Corvo
Address:	701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
	Suite 900
	Washington, DC 20004

See attached file.

Attachments

Discovery NTIA Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Michael R. Romano
Law firm:	Bingham McCutchen LLP
Email:	michael.romano@bingham.com
Address:	2020 K Street, NW, 11th Floor
	Washington, DC 20006

The attached comments were submitted earlier today in Word format via email pursuant to the Federal Register instructions. We are submitting them via Web Comment Word attachment as well to ensure inclusion in the record.

Attachments

Great Plains Comments.DOC

Comments of Free Press

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Attachments

Free Press_NTIA Formal Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Herbert Walters
Address:	2965 White Oak Rd.
	Burnsville, NC 28714

We live and work in a rural commmunity and the needs of our citizens are often overlooked in comparison to urban areas. This is a matter of great economic importance for us and we want help. We believe first priority for broadband stimulus funding should be that it is given to community-based networks, especially nonprofits. This creates local jobs and re-investment in the community. Local networks -- are more likely to create sustainable business models. Also, local network operators live and work in the communities they
serve, so they are more responsive to local needs and will be more accountable for how stimulus funds are spent.

Comments of Rural Cellular Association - Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

To Whom It May Concern:
 
Attached is a copy of the comments filed earlier this evening by Rural
Cellular Association (RCA) in Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.  The same
filing was also submitted electronically via NTIA's webpage (
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/form.cfm).
 
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding
the information provided.
 
Sincerely,
 
Todd B. Lantor
Lukas, Nace Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP
1650 Tysons Blvd.
Suite 1500
McLean, Virginia 22102
Phone: (703) 584-8671
Fax: (703) 584-8694 
 
Counsel to Rural Cellular Association
 
If you have received this message in error, please contact me because it
may contain information that is confidential or protected by the
attorney-client privilege.

Attachments

RCA BTOP Comments - 041309 - MASTER FILE.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	John St. Julien
Email:	John2@Lafayetteprofiber.com
Address:	401 St. Charles St.
	Lafayette, LA 70501

Please see comment attached as: "NTIA comments Lafayette JASTJ.rtf"

Attachments

NTIA comments Lafayette JASTJ.rtf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Arthur Firstenberg
Address:	PO Box 6216
	Santa Fe, NM 87502

I am resubmitting my comments, this time with formatting and in the form of a letter, so it will be easier to read.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Edmundo Hidalgo
Email:	Edmundo.Hidalgo@cplc.org
Address:	Edmundo.Hidalgo@cplc.org
	Phoenix, AZ 85034

Please see attachment

Attachments

ACF7B90.pdf

ATIC Response to NTIA Questionnaire

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Attachments

ATIC input to NTIA.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	One Economy Corporation
Email:	keisner@one-economy.com
Address:	1220 19th Street NW
	Suite 610
	Washington, DC 20036

Please accept this updated version of our comments in place of the previous comments we submitted to RUS. Please remove the prior version, which included tracked changes.

Best,
Ken Eisner
Managing Director, OE Ventures
One Economy Corporation
202.256.2897 m

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	One Economy Corporation
Email:	keisner@one-economy.com
Address:	1220 19th Street NW
	Suite 610
	Washington, DC 20036

Please accept this updated version of our comments in place of the previous comments we submitted to NTIA. Please remove the prior version, which included tracked changes.

Best,
Ken Eisner
Managing Director, OE Ventures
One Economy Corporation
202.256.2897 m

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Rep. Tom Chabin
Email:	tchabin@azleg.gov
Address:	tchabin@azleg.gov
	Phoenix, AZ 85007

Please see attachement

Attachments

NTIA 4.9.09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Robert Schill
Email:	rob.schill@e-copernicus.com
Address:	317 Massachusetts Ave, NE
	Suite 200
	Washington, DC 20002

Filed on behalf of Bresnan Communications, LLC; Cequel Communications, LLC dba Suddenlink Communications; Mediacom Communications Corporation; and Midcontinent Communications

Attachments

Bresnan Mediacom Midcontinent Suddenlink NTIA RUS Filing 04 13 09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	William L. Kovacs
Email:	wkovacs@uschamber.com
Address:	1615 H Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20062

Attached are the comments of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in response to the Joint Request for Information from the National Telecommunications Information Administration (“NTIA”) and Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) on the broadband-related provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”), and to the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) request for comments on its consultative role in helping to implement these provisions.

Attachments

U.S. Chamber - Comments to NTIA RUS & FCC on Broadband Provisions in the ARRA.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Arthur Firstenberg
Address:	PO Box 6216
	Santa Fe, NM 87502

I am submitting these comments as a series of attachments.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Utopian Wireless Corporation
Email:	clare@utopianwireless.com
Address:	7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1400
	Bethesda, MD 20814

Comments of Utopian Wireless Corporation attached.

Attachments

Utopian Comment to NTIA Request Dckt No. 090309298-9299-01.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Joe Dolan
Email:	jdolan@hitn.org
Address:	Building #292, Suite 211
	63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 281
	Brooklyn, NY 11205-1078

HITN Comments on NTIA RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs

Attachments

HITN Comments on NTIA RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs.PDF

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Arthur Firstenberg
Address:	PO Box 6216
	Santa Fe, NM 87502

I am the president of the Cellular Phone Task Force, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to work with scientists, doctors and citizens worldwide to confront a new and frightening danger to public health. That danger was universal microwave radiation from digital cell phones and cell towers.

Today the danger from universal wireless broadband looms even larger. Money to provide broadband to presently unserved populations must be spent on fiber optics and communication cables, and NOT on wireless technologies.

Where a single source of radiation once sufficed to serve thousands of cell phone users who used their phones intermittently, today wireless broadband requires a dense concentration of antennas, wireless access points and wireless computers that broadcast 24/7. The greater the population density, the greater the concentration of antennas, access points and computers.

The public and, unfortunately, the regulators, for the most part, do not understand the physics. They don't understand the critical importance of distance: a WiFi antenna exposes you to much more radiation than a cell tower. A WiFi antenna transmitting only 1 watt exposes you to 100 times more radiation than a cell tower transmitting 1000 watts, if the WiFi antenna is 10 yards away and the cell tower is two miles away. A WiFi antenna is almost always much more dangerous than a cell tower, because cell towers are further away and WiFi antennas and access points are right on top of you.

People don't understand the importance of bandwidth. For the same amount of power, the more frequencies your body is hit with, the more harmful. Broadband radiation is more harmful than narrowband radiation. Data transmission is more harmful than voice transmission.

People don't understand that exposure to this radiation is involuntary. If you're allergic to cigarette smoke, you can shut your doors. The smoke doesn't come in. But microwave radiation does. If you lay a cloud of WiFi/WiMax over the whole country, you trap within it 300,000,000 people regardless of whether they are children, pregnant, old, sick, or sensitive. If this type of radiation already causes certain people pain and they have learned how to keep their distance, you condemn them to torture for the rest of their life.

People are dying. My phone does not stop ringing with the cries of individuals whose neighbors have installed WiFi, or whose cities have installed citywide WiFi. I get to listen to them tell me how suddenly they can't sleep, their ears ring, their joints hurt, their heart pounds, and their blood pressure is through the roof. They can't think and their memory is gone. They suffer from nosebleeds. Their children are acting out. Where can they go, they ask me. I get to listen to the same story I have heard so many thousands of times before. And I no longer have an answer, because wireless Internet is coming to my neighborhood as well, and yours, unless people wake up.

Attached are three documents:

(1) A press release that has been sent out by a group whose members represent many communities across this nation;

(2) A letter to President Obama on this subject, with links to scientific databases, websites, and other informative documents. This letter is being circulated nationally as a petition.

(3) A partial list of governments and organizations worldwide that ban or warn against wireless technology.

Attachments

NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

On behalf of the NHISPA, attached are our comments for submission in
NTIA/RUS Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.  Please contact me if you have any
questions concerning this filing.

Carol Miller
NCIA
38 Glen Avenue
Berlin NH  03570
V: 603-752-1250 Ext 11
F: 603-752-8134
c_miller@ncia.net

Attachments

NHISPA41309.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	New America Media
Email:	kweston@newamericamedia.org
Address:	275 9th St
	San Francisco, CA 94103

The following comments are in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband Initiatives, Joint request for information and notice of public meetings (Docket No. 090309298-9299-01):

* NTIA should award grants to intermediaries with experience in identifying, funding and supporting innovative technology programs that increase sustainable adoption of broadband service in unserved and underserved areas.
* For-profit entities should be incentivized to partner with non-profit entities that are also applying for BTOP funding.
* Proposals which leverage other Recovery Act projects should be encouraged, but such leverage should not be a requirement to receive funding.
* Applicants should be encouraged, but not required, to address more than one purpose of the BTOP grant program.
* States should not have an advisory role in the allocation of grant funds if they themselves are applicants.
* Funding should be diversified across multiple organizations within a state and not sole-sourced to one entity within a state.
* Organizations that can immediately provide 20% matching cash toward a project should be given greater weighting than those organizations with a contingency to raise matching funds from external sources.
* The broadband mapping effort should include the mapping and tracking of broadband adoption, in addition to broadband availability.

NTIA should consider the following factors in establishing selection criteria for grant awards to stimulate the demand for broadband:

1. A proven track record (5 or more years) in stimulating demand for broadband availability, adoption, and accessibility in unserved and underserved communities.
2. Strong indigenous support within/by members of the targeted communities in specific geographic areas, evidenced by needs/demand assessment or survey data.
3. Proven cost-effective approaches, which leverage both public and private sector resources.
4. All Computer Centers and NTIA-funded programs should be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
5. Experience in creating a reasonable level of sustainable economic impact/revenue generation (i.e. social enterprise), which will support sustained broadband usage and ongoing adoption within economically challenged communities.
6. Demonstration/proposal of replicable models of change which can be propagated across multiple geographic/cultural/ethnic/socio-economic vulnerable communities.
7. Potential for projects to scale. NTIA should direct funding toward projects that can be scaled or replicated immediately as well as toward targeted, innovative models that can be scaled in the future.
8. Development of relevant, culturally and linguistically competent content for underserved consumers and broadband applications by community-oriented entrepreneurs.

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	DigitalBridge Communications Corp.
Law firm:	Patton Boggs LLP
Attorney:	Jennifer Richter
Address:	2550 M Street, NW
	Washington, DC 20037

See attached.

Attachments

ACF7B6A.PDF

ARRA RUS comments

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Please find attached our submission regarding implementation of the RUS
Broadband program under the ARRA.

Sincerely,

Loredo Sola, Chairman
East Central Vermont Community Fiber

Attachments

ECF RUS Comments 090413 final.pdf

CCTHITA TESTIMONY ON COMMISSION'S CONSULTATIVE ROLE IN THE BROADBAND PROVISIONS OF THE RECOVERY ACT (GN Docket No. 09-40)

2009-04-14T14:18:00Z

Dear Members of the Federal Communications Commission,

Please accept the attached testimony submitted on behalf of William E.
Martin, CCTHITA President. Please don't hesitate to call me with
questions or for additional information. 

Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Commission's role in the
broadband provisions of the American Recovery Act.

Sincerely,

Andrei Chakine

Business and Economic Development Department Manager

Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

9097 Glacier Hwy

Juneau, Alaska 99801

(907) 463-7121 phone

(907) 463-7356 fax

www.ccthita.org

www.alaskatribalbiz.org

Attachments

CCTHITA Testimony on Rural Broadband.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Robert E. Mayfield
Email:	bob@ecsis.net
Address:	1295A Hwy 51 Bypass N.
	Dyersburg, TN 38024

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

The Broadband Data Improvement Act is an important opportunity for rural west Tennessee to achieve a new start in its goal of stimulating economic growth through the online economy.
In this regard we would like to recommend the funding of the 21st Century Online Jobs Creation Program as proposed by cTechnology, Inc. of Nashville, TN through the proposed NTIA Sustainable Broadband Adoption Grant mechanism.
cTechnology’s program holds strong promise to foster sustainable broadband adoption and also radically change the hopes for economic success in the region by creating online jobs for the region's young people. The region is experiencing a high loss rate of its young people to urban communities and lack of economic opportunity is the primary cause.
Combining broadband availability with a direct link to online economic opportunity holds a strong potential for radically changing our region for the good. cTechnology has already proven to be an innovative and committed partner for our region and has the strong support of many regional and state leaders.
We ask that this program be given strong funding consideration for the future of our rural Tennessee communities.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Mayfield
Managing Partner, ECSIS.NET, LLC
President, Tennessee Internet Service Providers Association (TISPA)
Member Tennessee Broadband Task Force
Member Connected Tennessee Steering Committee

Re: MSS & ATC Coalition Comments - Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Attached, in both Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf) formats, are the comments
of the MSS & ATC Coalition in response to the joint NTIA and RUS request
for information.
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Email:  emily.daniels@pillsburylaw.com
 
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Attachments

Re: SkyTerra Communications, Inc. Comments - Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Attached, in both Word (.doc) and Adobe (.pdf) formats, are the comments
of SkyTerra Communications, Inc. in response to the joint NTIA and RUS
request for information.

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BTOP Comments

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Attached please find comments of the Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance.
 
Please contact me if you have any questions or require additional information.
 
Thank you,
 
Joshua Seidemann
202-898-1519

Attachments

ITTA NTIA RUS Final.doc

AECC comments on ARRA NTIA RUS Broadband Programs

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Please accept the attached comments from the Advanced Emergency
Communications Coalition on the ARRA NTIA RUS broadband programs.

 

Should you have any question please feel free to reach:

 

Richard Taylor

c/o e-Copernicus

317 Massachusetts Ave, NE

Washington, DC 20002

202-292-4600

 

Rob Schill

Director of Federal Affairs, e-Copernicus

(Executive Director, VTIC)

317 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20002

Direct: 202-292-4604

Attachments

AECC Comments on ARRA NTIA RUS Broadband Programs.PDF

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Catherine Novellli
Email:	cnovelli@apple.com
Address:	901 15th Street, NW
	Suite 1000
	Washington, DC 20005

See attached file below.

Attachments

Apple comments in NTIA and RUS BTOP proceeding.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Garvey Schubert Barer
Law firm:	Garvey Schubert Barer
Attorney:	John Crigler
Email:	jcrigler@gsblaw.com
Address:	1000 Potomac Street, N.W.
	Fifth Floor
	Washington, DC 20007

See attachment.

Attachments

ACF7B5F.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T13:58:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Attorney:	Heather Grahame
Email:	grahame.heather@dorsey.com
Address:	1031 West 4th Avenue
	Suite 600
	Anchorage, AK 99501

Comments have been submitted via the attached pdf. file.

Attachments

KKCC NTIA Comments.pdf

Bresnan Mediacom Midcontinent Suddenlink comments

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Please accept the attached filing from Bresnan Communications, LLC;
Cequel Communications, LLC dba Suddenlink Communications; Mediacom
Communications Corporation; and Midcontinent Communications.

 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach me at the
contact info below.

 

Rob Schill

Director of Federal Affairs, e-Copernicus

(Executive Director, VTIC)

317 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20002

Direct: 202-292-4604

Attachments

Bresnan Mediacom Midcontinent Suddenlink NTIA RUS Filing 04 13 09.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T13:58:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Betty Buckley
Email:	kmanuel@psctlt.org
Address:	21540 30th Dr. SE, Ste. 310
	Bothell, WA 98021

Communities Connect Network (CCN) is a statewide coalition of public, non-profit and private organizations working to ensure technology opportunities for all.

We represent 200+ organizations in the State of Washington providing technology access and learning opportunities. According to a recent study by the University of Washington, these organizations (CTs) receive more than one million visits per year.
We bring expertise in broadband deployment and adoption, a clearinghouse for research and training, and education about best practices and the needs of digital inclusion programs. Communities Connect Network was instrumental in creating the Washington State Community Technology Opportunity Grant Program and facilitating the awarding of grants for digital inclusion programs. We developed and manage a multi-sector state Digital Inclusion Council. We encourage the NTIA to consider formation of a national digital inclusion council and support these state councils.
We know from experience and research that you can offer valuable online content and applications like medical information or job applications, but if residents can’t afford a broadband connecton, don’t have a working computer, know where to find the content, or how to use the web effectively, then ARRA won’t attain it’s goal of reaching the most vulnerable populations and these residents, small businesses and non-profits will not become sustainable purchasers of broadband services. Our comments here focus on how to use the ARRA funds to link and support increased demand for and adoption of broadband. For instance, low-income residents and seniors will understand how to use broadband after receiving training and could benefit from low-cost computer distribution programs. The disabled need adapted equipment and training to take advantage of broadband. Technology training and web marketing assistance help enable disadvantaged business sustainability and new entrepreneurs...and greater demand for broadband.

Summary of our recommendtions:
1. NTIA and RUS should strengthen support for broadband adoption programs that increased demand, going beyond the minimum amounts set in the ARRA for public access and adoption programs. Broadband adoption programs increase user take-rates and support broadband sustainability. This is especially important for rural and low-income communities.
2. The $450 million allocated to public computing and the “innovative adoption programs” should be considered the minimum available for these purposes.
3. There should be different definitions and criteria for underserved in adoption programs vs deployment programs. Definitions and proposals focused on speed alone do not address the adoption needs of vulnerable populations in urban and rural settings for broadband application awareness, skills training, end-user hardware and software, and technical support. Community Technology Centers (CTC’s) should be eligible and receive funding, in addition to colleges and public libraries, for public access, training and adoption funds,
4. Local and regional programs that regrant to deliver services should be eligible and are an effective way to ensure use of best practices, enable greater reach to underserved populations and to deliver locally responsive community-based initiatives.
5. NTIA and RUS should support capacity building networks which promote best practices and strategic coordination. In Washington State, CCN provides training, program evaluation and other services which would otherwise be unavailable and unaffordable for small to mid-sized CT programs.
6. Affordability in broadband must also be addressed- for residents, non-profit community service providers, and small businesses.

Answers to the questions are detailed in the attached documents.

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T13:58:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Jonathan V. Harlan
Address:	P.O. Box 277
	JACKSON, TN 38302-0277

Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator, Office of
Telecommunication and Information Applications
NTIA
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington DC 20230

Mr. David P. Grahn
Associate General Counsel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
Room 2017, Mail Stop 1423
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington DC 20250

April 13, 2009

Dear Dr. McGuire-Rivera and Mr. Grahn:

I am the owner of Aeneas Communications, LLC; a facilities based ISP/CLEC (internet and telephone retailer) operating in rural west Tennessee. I would like to be heard on administration of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

COMMENT ON OPEN ACCESS

Government policy of late has been drifting to the idea that every broadband retailer must finance and build its own network infrastructure; this is wasteful as it is technologically feasible to transmit multiple broadband carriers over single networks, and it raises a substantial barrier to entry into the broadband retail market, thus hampering investment and competition.

I would like to encourage an “open access” requirement on any network infrastructure paid for with public money. Broadband retailers, their owners and employees, are “citizens” and I believe we have a Constitutional right to utilize these public resources.

I therefore encourage state and federal policymakers to protect the rights of citizen CLECs and ISPs to non-discriminatory use of these new publicly financed resources. CLECs and ISPs currently pay for access to incumbent and other networks, and will pay on “fair and reasonable terms” to access the new infrastructure as well.

COMMENT ON ELIGIBLITY, ROLE OF STATES

“Eligible grantee” under the NTIA program is to include states and political subdivisions and non-profit organizations, but also commercial entities if the Department of Commerce finds it to be in the “public interest”.

One key group in current and future broadband retailing is made up of Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, many of which started out as Internet Service Providers before the Incumbent Carriers and cable carriers discovered the internet. CLECs are more nimble and service oriented than the giant phone and cable companies and generally have a more personalized relationship within a market- key to bringing the late adopter to cyber-space.

Each state has already vetted the CLEC community for “managerial, financial, and technological” proficiency through their Certificate of Need process before a Public Service Commission or similar agency. With the likelihood of thousands of grant applications and little time to dwell on details, the federal government should take advantage of this vetting process by establishing a rebuttable presumption that a state certificated entity’s eligibility is “in the public interest.”

As stated, exploitation of the internet was pioneered by the non-certificated ISP community and such entrepreneurs should have a place on the cutting edge broadband networks made possible through ARRA, whether through broadband deployment or end user services. It is suggested that non-certificated ISP eligibility depends upon proof of two years of successful operational history and filing of a Form 477 for the relevant calendar years.

We understand that the State Of Tennessee has proposed a comprehensive state administered program for any funds to be allocated to the state. We are not opposed to state assisted administration, however, the incumbent here has as many lobbyists registered at the state capitol as we have employees (approximately 30). Federal oversight of any administrative assistance given by the states is recommended.

COMMENT ON RELEVANCE OF UNSERVED/UNDERSERVED DEFINITIONS

The States are an obvious resource in defining “underserved” and “unserved” areas within a state.

Whether an area is “unserved” or “underserved” is probably evidence of where RUS and NTIA should expect grant applicants to address the “demand side” of broadband adoption. If “unserved”, a community doesn’t know what it is missing; if “underserved”, the community is probably already hungry for bandwidth.

“Unserved” and “underserved”, whatever their definitions should be legally indistinguishable with respect to deploying quality infrastructure and the information granularity and expense required to split this hair is simply unnecessary.

We would encourage abandonment of the RUS standard for breaking up projects by census tract and/or Rand McNally towns, and instead look at infrastructure and delivery on an identifiable market-by-market basis. At the same time one does this, of course, the likelihood of including served, unserved, and underserved areas with the same project increase, but this is consistent with the ARRA objective of leaving a financially sustainable network and market in the wake of the stimulus expenditures.

We believe the guiding principle, consistent with the statute concerning the RUS stimulus program, should be that no more than 25% of a project’s service area may include a non-rural area. (To allow any recent private investment to recoup costs, a grantee may not sell services in a portion of the market area served with high speed broadband for less than twelve months from the date of turn up of the grantee’s service).

Sincerely,

Jonathan V. Harlan, Owner and CEO

About Aeneas Internet and Telephone
Since its founding in 1995, Aeneas Internet & Telephone has been dedicated to the expansion of technological boundaries. Over the years it has grown from offering basic dial-up Internet services to a wide range of cutting-edge telecommunications solutions. Moving at the speed of technology, Aeneas now offers a myriad of services including nationwide Internet access, local and long distance service in Tennessee, Voice over Internet, commercial Web hosting and design, Internet backbone connectivity for businesses, broadband Internet, off-site file storage and disaster preparedness options.
Aeneas has a long history of firsts, and a particular sensitivity to the often-neglected needs of rural communities. It was the first company to bring Internet to rural Tennessee and soon after its creation became West Tennessee's largest Internet provider. Aeneas was also the first to bring broadband Internet to rural Tennessee. And in 1999, Aeneas expanded into the telephone industry when it became Tennessee's first and only Tennessee-owned, facilities based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ("CLEC"). In 2004, Aeneas became the first Tennessee-based VoIP carrier over the largest municipal FTTH (fiber to the home) network in the country, once again taking a place on the front lines of the latest telecommunications breakthrough.

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EchoStar Corporation Comments in Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Please find attached a Word and PDF version of EchoStar Corporation's
comments in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Broadband
Initiatives, Joint Request for Information, Docket No.
090309298-9299-01.

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HITN Comments on ARRA NTIA RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:35:00Z

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California Administrative Office of the Courts - Broadband Comments

2009-04-14T14:02:00Z

Dear NTIA - Please find attached two documents.

1) California Administrative Office of the Courts comments on the Broadband Grant Programs
(Word format)

2) An appendix
(pdf format)


Sincerely,

Catharine Price
Catharine Price
Senior Court Services Analyst
Promising and Effective Programs (PEP) Unit
Executive Office Programs Division
Administrative Office of the Courts
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3688
Phone: 415-865-7783, Fax: 415-865-4330
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Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:34:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Iowa Health System, Inc.
Law firm:	Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Attorney:	Douglas G. Bonner
Email:	dbonner@sonnenschein.com
Address:	1301 K Street, N.W.
	East Tower, Suite 600
	Washington, D.C., DC 20005

Please find attached the Comments of Iowa Health System, Inc. in response to the Joint Request for Information.

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WDCLIB1-25296495-Iowa Health Care comments on RFI.DOC

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2009-04-14T05:34:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable
Email:	Kerri.DeYoung@state.ma.us
Address:	Two South Station, 4th Floor
	Boston, MA 02110

Attached please find a copy of the joint comments of the Vermont Department of Public Service, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, and the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable.

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2009-04-14T05:33:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Bonnie Lorang
Email:	blorang@mitstel.com
Address:	2021 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 12
	Helena, MT 59601

See comments attached.

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09 Apr 13 ARRA MITS Cmts FINAL.doc

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2009-04-14T05:28:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Luc Miron
Email:	lmiron@state.pa.us
Address:	207 Finance Building
	Harrisburg, PA 17120

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].

(resubmission)

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2009-04-14T05:26:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	AlphaStar International . www.alphastar.com
Attorney:	Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt
Address:	88 South Water St.
	Greenwich, CT 06830

A comparison among Backbone Networks
Hybrid WiMax/Satellite (AlphaStar) Vs. Pure Two Way Satellite (Hughes Net) Vs. Fiber (Global crossing)
According to Mr. Mark G. Seifert, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of NTIA, The first two goals of NTOP are:
1-Employment
2-Closing the broadband gap â€œWe, therefore, want to extend high-capacity pipes closer to users in rural, remote, and underserved communities. As Congress has instructed, other entities will be able to connect to those pipes, which will spur competition and get service to people and businesses. a€ AlphaStar (www.alphastar.com ) is proposing a creative network to meet the goals of employment and deployment IMMEDIATELY.
AlphaStar is proposing an IP based hybrid network which uses WiMax to the user and satellite for backhaul purposes only. AlphaStar developed and deployed this model since the year 2000. It is simple network to deploy, consisting of a satellite dish on a tower or a high building to send and receive data from satellites attached to WiMax antenna to send and receive data to the final user. The final user needs only to have a wireless device to receive access and most of these devices are self installed.
AlphaStar network idramaticallyly different and it is much improved over the current pure two way satellite broadband in the market today (for example, Hughes Network)
First. The two-way satellite network requires the installationon of a dish and set-top box at the final user’s premises. This increases the cost to the provider and consumer. The hybrid network does not require a dish and set top box at the final user premises. This eliminates all the associated cost to the consumer and the provider. Accordingly the hybrid network makes the cost of consumer access more affordable than the pure satellite networks in the market today both in capital expenditure to connect and the cost of the monthly access. It follows that the AlphaStar hybrid model offers more affordable service than the pure satellite model deployed in the market today and hence encourage more users to connect.
Second. The hybrid model allows the mobility of the users whether they use WiMax or Wi-Fi as it integrates seamlessly with the end user wireless devices.
Third. AlphaStar believes that the optimal use for satellite is push technology. The hybrid model includes an extensive caching mechanism. The end user will interact with the cache most of the time except when the cache calls for information from the satellite. This also cuts cost since satellite time is used for caching purposes only. This cost saving would make it affordable for the user. Further the use of local cache minimizes the latency of pure satellite networks.
Fourth. AlphaStar model is based on leasing bandwidth from satellite companies. It gives AlphaStar flexibility in the selection and use of the appropriate band ( Ku ,C, Ka and L bands , fixed and mobile satellite systems ) , location and freedom from the enormous cost of launching satellite constellation. It also allows the leasing of bandwidth on demand. Again that is a cost saving that can be passed to the users and encourages them to connect to thInternetet.
Meanwhile the hybrid network is more superior to the fiber and legacy networks. For example Global Crossing correctly states in a comment on this forum â€œThe high-capacity pipes referred to by Mr. Seifert are commonly known as the middle-mile facilities that connect rural carriers to the Internet. Typically, these middle-mile facilities are the sole connection available to the Internet and can span literally hundreds of milesâ€ Global Crossing concludes that the cost of for fiber companies or laying down legacy IPv4 dual stack is â€œexorbitantâ€ and â€œIn order to provide access to broadband service to consumers residing in unserved areas of the United States, Global Crossing would have to deploy middle-mile facilities on a purely speculative basis€
AlphaStar is definitely a high-capacity pipe on the sky in parallel to those underground and can totally bypass all of the terrestrial networks and still provide broadband to the entire country instantly. AlphaStar is truly the middle mile facility that the sole connection between the intent and EVERWHERE in the homeland. Satellite multicast to the nation and operates independently of all of the legacy networks. The AlphaStar hybrid network of terrestrial/satellite is neither exorbitant nor speculative. First it is deployed without major capital expenditure in advance. Unlike the fiber networks The AlphaStar network is not based on the risky notion of â€œbuild it and they will comeâ€. Second, AlphaStar network is built on an incremental basis. The cost of setting up a location is few thousand dollars and dishes can be moved among different markets depending on need or demand. It follows that the model is not speculative since the supply follows demand without the huge capital expenditure required for laying out fiber. The major cost is satellite time and that is also incremental and the cost is affordable today. Third, unlike fiber the AlphaStar network can be deployed within weeks not years without digging and associated delays. Finally, deployment of the AlphaStar network follows employment. People can be hired in these high unemployment communities immediately and broadband would be provided in matter of days or weeks from hiring. The economics of the hybrid network will induce higher adoption in the rural markets as desired by the stimulus bill.
Global Crossing also correctly urges â€œthe NTIA and USDA to establish a process whereby last-mile providers and middle-mile providers can be paired up in support of a more complete effort to provide broadband service to unserved areasâ€. AlphaStar joins Global Crossing in making this request. AlphaStar is seeking partners, JV with rural wireless companies, Telcos and cable systems. Entrepreneurs are welcome as their initial investment is minimal. Furthermore , Global Crossing and other fiber networks would benefit from peering with AlphaStar at least until their fiber networks are fully deployed. Even few years from now, fully deployed fiber networks still will need AlphaStar redundancy given the vast areas to be covered and need for prudent disaster recovery in rural communities.
www.alphastar.com
Email contact
teleport@alphastar.com
Phone
203 979 2700

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AlphaStar PP Presentation[1] Broadband Comments.pptx

Comments of Utopian Wireless Corporation Docket number 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Dear Sir or Madam: 

Please find attached the Comments of Utopian Wireless Corporation filed in Docket number 090309298-9299-01.  These comments were also filed through the Web comment filing system.

Please contact me with any questions.  Thank you.

Sincerely, 

Clare C. Liedquist
Utopian Wireless Corporation
www.utopianwireless.com
VP, Licensee Relations
Tel:  (240) 821-9700, ext. 203
Fax:  (301) 656-2328

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Utopian Comment to NTIA Request Dckt No. 090309298-9299-01.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:24:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	City and County of San Francisco
Attorney:	Brian Roberts
Email:	brian.roberts@sfgov.org
Address:	Department of Technology
	1 South Van Ness Avenue, Second Floor
	San Francisco, CA 94103

Comment Attached

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NTIA BTOP Comment San Francisco Final.pdf

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2009-04-14T05:24:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Patrick Barringer
Email:	pb@telinknetworks.com
Address:	10105 E. Via Linda, Suite # 386
	Scottsdale, AZ 85258

In the more rural Western states, like Arizona, there is an initial challenge even getting the infrastructure facilities built to allow to for end user broadband access. The rough terrain and cost to dig fiber make wireless deployment a logical choice.

We would suggest prioritizing projects for funding that establish a statewide backbone where none exists, as well as preferring projects that assist Public Safety, E-911 and Education to make the greatest impact. (The western half of the Grand Canyon, an international tourist destination, does not even have cell phone coverage to allow for emergency calls or GPS tracking of lost or injured individuals.)

In Arizona, there is a great need to coordinate the 15 Counties and Tribal Governments with their Emergency Systems, their justice systems, and overall government efficiency to serve the public better. The free market will then be able to access and utilize a federally-funded backbone, which serves all its taxpayers first by increasing public safety and education opportunities, then brings broadband to the rural population as best suited for each local market.

Thank you for your consideration.
Patrick Barringer
Telink Networks SW, LLC

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	NBCSL President Calvin Smyre
Address:	444 North Capitol Street, NW Suite 622 \|
	Washington, DC 20001

The National Conference of Black Mayors (“NCBM”) , National Black Caucus of State Legislators (“NBCSL”), National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (“NOBEL”), National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (“NBC-LEO”), and National Organization of Black County Officials (“NOBCO”) respectfully submit these comments in response to the above-referenced joint request for information.
The present economic crisis is undeniably the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s. African-Americans are disproportionately affected by economic downturns. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 663,000 jobs were lost in March of 2009 , thereby pushing the overall unemployment rate up to 8.5%. The African-American unemployment rate currently stands at a shocking 13.3% , rivaling the total unemployment rate between 1930 and 1931 .
There are many reasons for these disparities. During the 1930s, segregation, Jim Crow laws, and other forms of racism kept many African-Americans out of work. Today, individuals without broadband access are unable to use the internet to apply for jobs online and to develop the skills that are critical for 21st century jobs—21st century jobs that, at a minimum, rely on skills that many of us take for granted, such as using email, web browsers, and standard word processing software. Although we currently lack granular broadband mapping data to illustrate the relationship between broadband adoption rates and quarterly employment trends, a 2008 Pew Research Center study indicated that the rate of home broadband adoption amongst African-Americans was just 43% in April of 2008, compared to 55% of adults overall. Therefore, it would be quite a risky gamble to conclude that African-American unemployment rates can be improved without assigning priority status to low-income rural and urban communities.
While President Roosevelt’s New Deal successfully led to a recovery in the overall economy, it left African-American workers and businesses largely on the sidelines. We cannot afford for that to happen again. Thus, we ask that NTIA and RUS consider the following:
Meaningful Broadband Mapping
Ongoing, longitudinal, and granular broadband mapping studies, with poverty, unemployment, race and language data at the street level to track the geographic imprint of de facto segregation, are critical for identifying unserved and underserved communities. Without this data, government agencies will be unable to assess the extent of broadband coverage and target strategies to maintain the broadband infrastructure.

Public-Private Partnerships and Broadband Technology Plans
State and local government leaders are in the best position to understand the needs of their communities and the ways in which broadband can best stimulate their regional economies. Thus, NTIA and RUS should award grants to states or regional public-private partnerships. Further, NTIA and RUS should encourage each state to create a broadband technology plan with specific benchmarks for ensuring the deployment needs of priority areas.

Asssigning the Highest Priority to First Class Service to Unserved and Underserved Communities
NTIA and RUS should assign priority consideration to proposals that address service disparities in unserved and underserved communities.

Funding for HBCUs
NTIA and RUS should award funding to HBCUs that assist in correcting broadband service disparities.

Defining Underserved and Unserved Communities
In defining underserved and unserved communities, NTIA and RUS should account for factors such as poverty, unemployment, race and language.

Broadband Adoption in Minority and Low-Income Communities
The highest priority for broadband adoption grants should be assigned to stimulating broadband adoption and telecom literacy for low income, minority communities.

Accountability and Transparency in the Broadband Deployment Process
NTIA and RUS should coordinate projects so as to eliminate potential waste and redundancy. Coverage maps must be made available to the public online to allow the public to comment and ensure accountability.
Infrastructure projects of this magnitude are rare, which is why this must be done right. Millions of Americans, due to a lack of access to broadband, are effectively excluded, marginalized, and inhibited from applying for and acquiring the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. Access to digital tools of socio-economic and political empowerment, like those provided by broadband infrastructure and applications, could reduce healthcare disparities, improve the quality of education for African Americans and provide greater entrepreneurial and job creation opportunities in our communities. By taking these steps, the administration would exponentially expand the long-term impact of the one-time allocation of economic stimulus dollars.
We strive to ensure that our constituents are full beneficiaries of the promise and potential of America’s increasingly digital economy. It is our hope that NTIA and RUS will act on this opportunity to ensure that broadband is built out to all Americans, by all Americans, and for the benefit of all Americans.
Sincerely,

President Senator Margaret Carter
National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women
President Representative Calvin Smyre
National Black Caucus of State Legislators

President City Commissioner Daisy Lynum
National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials

Executive Director Linda Haithcox
National Organization of Black County Officials

Executive Director Vanessa Williams
National Conference of Black Mayors

Attachments

ACF7B02.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T13:58:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Brian Ponte
Law firm:	Hogan & Hartson LLP
Attorney:	Michele C. Farquhar
Email:	mcfarquhar@hhlaw.com
Address:	Lemko Corporation
	1700 Golf Road
	Shaumburg, IL 60173

Please see attached file.

Attachments

Lemko Corp RFI Response.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Richard Taylor
Address:	c/o e-Copernicus
	317 Massachusetts Ave, NE
	Washington, DC 20002

Advanced Emergency Communications Coalition comments on ARRA NTIA RUS Broadband Programs

Attachments

AECC Comments on ARRA NTIA RUS Broadband Programs.PDF

Docket No. 090309298-9299-01, Comments of the Rural Independent Competitive Alliance

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Attached is the response of the Rural Independent Competitive Alliance
("RICA")  to the March 9, 2009 Joint Request for Information of NTIA and
RUS.   RICA's member rural competitive local exchange carriers appreciate
the opportunity to comment on this vital matter.



I would be happy to discuss further any of the issues addressed.



Stephen G. Kraskin
Communications Advisory Counsel
2154 Wisconsin Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel. 202-333-1770
Fax 202-333-5274

Attachments

RICA. NTIA RUS Broadband ARRA Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:02:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Perry LaForge
Email:	plaforge1@cdg.org
Address:	575 Anton Blvd.
	Suite 560
	Costa Mesa, CA 92660

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) is submitting these comments in response to the Joint Request for Information released on March 10, 2009 by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Agricultures’ Rural Utility Service (RUS) concerning the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). See attached.

Attachments

CDG Comments to NTIA 13APR2009.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:04:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Nicoleh.robinson@cityofhouston.net
Email:	nicoleh.robinson@cityofhouston.net
Address:	500 McKinney
	Houston, TX 77002

Please see attached.

Attachments

ACF7AF8.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T05:01:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Ted S. Moninski
Email:	ted.moninski@acsalaska.com
Address:	600 Telephone Ave.
	MS 60
	Anchorage, AK 99503

See attached

Attachments

ACSResponseNTIA 4.13.2009.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Bertney Langley
Email:	blangley@coushattatribela.org
Address:	Post Office Box 10
	Elton, LA 70532

Please see attched pdf

Attachments

ACF7AF0.pdf

Cellular South -- BTOP Comments

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Attached, please find the Comments of Cellular South to the Joint
Request for Information on the Broadband Technology Opportunities
Program.  The Comments are being submitted in both PDF and Word formats.
If you have any trouble with the attachments, please let me know.

 

 

Eric B. Graham | Vice President of Government Relations | Cellular
South, Inc.

1018 Highland Colony Parkway | Suite 300 | Ridgeland, MS 39157

Office 601.974.7601 | Fax 601.974.7199 | www.cellularsouth.com

Attachments

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Harlin R. McEwen
Email:	chiefhrm@pubsaf.com
Address:	1101 K Street, NW
	Suite B100
	Washington, DC 20005

See attached file.

Attachments

PSST BTOP Comments (04-13-09).pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Bill Weber, Chief Administrative Officer, Cbeyond Inc.
Address:	320 Interstate North Parkway, SE
	Suite 300
	Atlanta, GA 30339

Attached below

Attachments

Broadband Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mahaska Communication Group
Email:	frank.hansen@mahaska.org
Address:	210 South D Street
	PO Box 1038
	Oskaloosa, IA 52577

Mahaska Communication Group respectfully submits the attached document as our comments to the NTIA and RUS.

Attachments

MCG BTOP Comments.pdf

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Communications Workers of America
Attorney:	Debbie Goldman
Email:	dgoldman@cwa-union.org
Address:	501 Third St NW
	Washington, DC 20001

file attached

Attachments

Communications Workers of America Comments - NTIA-RUS.pdf

Broadband build-out comment

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Please see the attachment detailing my comments about wireless technologies. The attachment is MS Word version 2002, titled NTIA comment.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Steen Hviid

Attachments

NTIACommentApr09.doc

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Michael M. Philpot
Email:	mphilpot@wtia.org
Address:	Michael M. Philpot
	26 Conrad Drive
	Jackson, TN 38305

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Broadband Data Improvement Act is an important opportunity for rural west Tennessee to achieve a new start in its goal of stimulating economic growth through the online economy.
In this regard we would like to recommend the funding of the 21st Century Online Jobs Creation Program as proposed by cTechnology, Inc. of Nashville, TN through the proposed NTIA Sustainable Broadband Adoption Grant mechanism.
cTechnology’s program holds strong promise to foster sustainable broadband adoption and also radically change the hopes for economic success in the region by creating online jobs for the region's young people. The region is experiencing a high loss rate of its young people to urban communities and lack of economic opportunity is the primary cause.
Combining broadband availability with a direct link to online economic opportunity hold a strong potential for radically changing our region for the good. cTechnology has already proven to be an innovative and committed partner for west Tennessee and has the strong support of many regional and state leaders.
We ask that this program be given strong funding consideration for the future of our rural Tennessee communities. The youth in our rural areas are dependent on an opportunity like to in order to be prepared for future employment opportunities.

Sincerely,

Michael M. Philpot, CEcD
Executive Director

Web Form Comment

2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Mimi Pickering
Email:	mpickering@appalshop.org
Address:	91 Madison Ave
	Whitesburg, KY 41858

comments attached

Attachments

ACF7ADB.doc

ARRA Broadband Comments for Docket No. 090309298-9299-01

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Please accept our ARRA Broadband Comments for Docket No. 090309298-9299-01.

Thank you.


Diane R. Lachel
Government and Community Relations Manager
Click! Network I Tacoma Power I www.click-network.com
3628 South 35th Street I Tacoma, WA 98409-3129
253.502.8537 (o) I 253.732.6696 (c)
dlachel@click-network.com




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Mail correspondence to:	NBCSL, NABCO, NBC-LEO, NOBEL Women, NCBM
Address:	444 North Capitol Street, NW Suite 622
	Washington, DC 20001

see attached

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2009 Joint NTIA BTOP Comments 4.pdf

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2009-04-14T00:07:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Kelley Shields
Law firm:	Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
Address:	1200 Eighteenth Street NW
	Washington, DC 20036

3G Americas Comments

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3G America Comments to NTIA and RUS 4.13.09.pdf

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2009-04-14T00:08:00Z

Mail correspondence to:	Connected Nation
Email:	pbrown@connectednation.org
Address:	444 North Capitol Street
	Suite 224
	Washington, DC 20001

Comments relating to P.L. 111-5 and P.L. 110-385 are attached.

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Policy Filing for NTIA_2009 04 13_with Attachments.pdf

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Mail correspondence to:	Bruce R. Byrd, Vice President & General Counsel--Washington
Email:	bruce.byrd@att.com
Address:	1133 21st Street, NW
	Suite 900
	Washington, DC 20036

Please find attached the comments of AT&T Inc.

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AT&T_Comments_to_NTIA-RUS_re_BTOP_(4-13-09).pdf

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Mail correspondence to:	Marjorie Dickman
Email:	marjorie.dickman@intel.com
Address:	Intel Corporation
	1634 I Street NW, Suite 300
	Washington, DC 20009

Attachment below

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INTEL COMMENTS to NTIA_RUS 4-13-09 FINAL.pdf

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Mail correspondence to:	Bertney Langley
Email:	blangley@coushattatribela.org
Address:	Post Office Box 10
	Elton, LA 70532

Please see attached pdf for comments.

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BTOP_comments.pdf

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

It is our pleasure to submit this letter in response to the Joint Request for Information released March 10, 2009 by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utility Service (RUS) concerning the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).




      Douglas M. Williams
      Founder and CEO
      RF CHECK Incorporated
      2658 Del Mar Heights Rd. #274
      Del Mar, CA 92014
      Ofc: 877.RF.CHECK - Cell: 619.840.5548
      E-Mail: doug@rfcheck.com

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2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

Eric,

Thank you for sharing your comments directly with the Office of Native
American Programs at USDA. I just want to be sure that you have posted
these comments formally, as prescribed in the federal register notice? 

(I apologize for not getting back to you via telephone, as I
unexpectedly took personal leave last week to tend to my home in North
Dakota. I stood on top of my car and still could not reach the top of
the snow bank that leads to my driveway. Thankfully, I am not in the
flood area). 

We look forward to continuing our dialog on these critical issues.  We
have worked hard with our sister agencies to get the word out to Tribes
to make certain they share their comments, concerns, solutions and
ideas. 

Thank you, 

Dawn Charging 

 

Dawn M. Charging -"Buffalo Woman"

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Director-Office of Native American Programs

United States Department of Agriculture

Office of the Secretary - Suite 544 A 

1400 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, DC  20250 - 0160

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Direct line: (202)-720-7376

Fax: (202) 720-7170

Cellular: (202) 731-3273 

dawn.charging@usda.gov

 

 

________________________________

From: eljensen@comcast.net [mailto:eljensen@comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 4:39 PM
To: btop@ntia.doc.gov
Cc: eljensen@comcast.net; William.Kehoe@fcc.gov;
Tedd.Buelow@one.usda.gov; Kenneth.Kuchno@one.usda.gov;
mseifert@ntia.doc.gov; Charging, Dawn
Subject: Tribal rural broadband priority recommendations

 

Barbara: let me take one more revised submission of NTTA's broadbans
stimulus recommendations.  

 

Eric Jensen

Policy Counsel

National Tribal Telecommunications Association (NTTA)
519 Tennessee Ave
Alexandria, VA 22305
(703) 683-3742
pcs: (703) 868-8325

Re: FairPoint Communications Comments to NTIA and RUS

2009-04-14T14:00:00Z

thanks
 
Debbie Goldman
Telecommunications Policy Director and Research Economist
Communications Workers of America
501 Third St N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-434-1194 (phone)
202-434-1201 (fax)
dgoldman@cwa-union.org 


>>> "Landry, Andrew"  4/13/2009 4:12 PM >>>


Enclosed for filing please find the Comments of FairPoint
Communications, Inc. and Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC,
d/b/a FairPoint Communications-NNE (collectively âFairPoint
Communicationsâ) to NTIA and RUS regarding Recovery Act broadband
programs.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please feel free
to contact me at (207) 791-3191 or alandry@preti.com.


Andrew Landry, Esq. 
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios 
45 Memorial Circle, PO Box 1058 
Augusta, ME  04332-1058 
Tel.  207.623.5300 
Fax  207.623.2914 
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Mail correspondence to:	Joe Dolan
Email:	jdolan@hitn.org
Address:	Building #292, Suite 211
	63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 281
	Brooklyn, NY 11205-1078

HITN Comments on NTIA RUS Broadband Stimulus Programs

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