Comments on: More Broadband Stimulus Details http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/ Providing insight, analysis, and commentary on the evolving telecom competitive landscape Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/comment-page-1/#comment-5906 Anonymous Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/#comment-5906 If Verizon's $20+ billion fiber build-out for FiOS didn't fully encompass their serving area, $7.2 billion, even leveraged with loans and a minimum 20% private fund commitment won't be sufficient for a UniversalBroadband, if I can coin that term. I've heard estimates of $80B and over $100B. That said, at least this process will set the groundwork for a national broadband policy that's ready for further government or regulator funding by the FCC. If Verizon’s $20+ billion fiber build-out for FiOS didn’t fully encompass their serving area, $7.2 billion, even leveraged with loans and a minimum 20% private fund commitment won’t be sufficient for a UniversalBroadband, if I can coin that term.

I’ve heard estimates of $80B and over $100B.

That said, at least this process will set the groundwork for a national broadband policy that’s ready for further government or regulator funding by the FCC.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/comment-page-1/#comment-5905 Anonymous Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:06:15 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/#comment-5905 While both programs have an audit or post-project review component, which I think is a good idea, I envision that critics of this program are already now keeping their eyes open for abuses and failures. The public and government leaders are kidding themselves if they think that every project will be a success -- hopefully NTIA and RUS are developing their public statements now. =) While both programs have an audit or post-project review component, which I think is a good idea, I envision that critics of this program are already now keeping their eyes open for abuses and failures.

The public and government leaders are kidding themselves if they think that every project will be a success — hopefully NTIA and RUS are developing their public statements now. =)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 Anonymous Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/#comment-5904 I've heard both ways that LECs will or won't be able to access the funds to be doled out by NTIA. More the consultants who think that LECs won't be left out in the cold, while LECs think that the monies will go to gov't or pseudo-gov't related entities. I’ve heard both ways that LECs will or won’t be able to access the funds to be doled out by NTIA. More the consultants who think that LECs won’t be left out in the cold, while LECs think that the monies will go to gov’t or pseudo-gov’t related entities.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/comment-page-1/#comment-5903 Anonymous Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:00:32 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/more-broadband-stimulus-details/#comment-5903 As a consultant mentioned to a group I was in this week, there were lots of deputy, provisional, this and that at that event. The people who will operate this program aren't yet appointed or known. As a consultant mentioned to a group I was in this week, there were lots of deputy, provisional, this and that at that event. The people who will operate this program aren’t yet appointed or known.

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