From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ed1-x529.google.com (mail-ed1-x529.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::529]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 059333B29D for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:43:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-ed1-x529.google.com with SMTP id z7so24205129edm.13 for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:43:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=oNHgkWpDuENPZMOEU85tc6LPwFBvyk+LK0jicOW2a/g=; b=ZUvUg/ED2jpyj0oLNol8Kv2hChL9LxDPSGAXIa4YU/2pURcK1QfF+CcmTqNw05owBI 1nF+ri0ouZH4RzaCDtNMSQsm52ms2yNAB6rY3V0HepaI02BC8ei24oy7AM+wWg3cOEvP eUekdbcpHQ2Oqo/bOM/Ti16+XQPp+4b4AmWeGdh6bGb83ek0ffgEA+64sRyqkfDErpFn YGRjDhG8NUluL2gno7f6cxr6J7g/3jVfXo5xKHXx4Rg869LgPdJ6PGjoxRTe4sQuI2LZ PCzXyZjC6xmL0jykV/SQ3Pd6cQ9De/46K9UM6VCMY7gtutA7PbZa6hnvqhSE7LmFzIrf LYNQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=oNHgkWpDuENPZMOEU85tc6LPwFBvyk+LK0jicOW2a/g=; b=vLpEbMGqDY33F0U95ptDkdK02eKV0ypn2u3iY+CsswN1iVNiMn4DHV3JIiMpiymDGu Y4ytVl3c3XAdluTZgHYd+4s2zxHnygwyWKK4iIwF/5+hSTg+oJmjPUHmkORzS1sy0kw1 RpMKqD7f0xGHxb6s/ONh2soqb1zeXdebGODr1Qv6EyCa2wi4okTgscCZoqcHdYKu2uh3 7jgMroALsLONMPLQ0iHOrOIr9w9XWAzKcPnqZ8MXvoZ5XMPsOw4pd8Gn6f33bm/mvXjW 1+y9l61zVlR7rqsxNl0fdWAzUpXZxJWgHeI+cgH5poh7QKCc/Qul7KH0A9oHfqOoVzgV yZUQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AJIora//vib/0Rmt0d5tUH9kFY/jn/SmZGDkwx7t7k4w7BZfutb0iNio lHXI4qH8CXIBEJSqbdqTe9pudeJtrCyrqKmEyEfn1qan X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGRyM1v/SydmfH/aJzPjHEF/9MnxtEOUGd6+Wokj3UngaJCsFud/+9rGJnbBZts9DcnegqZgc3Y3PCzwoXqlXOLEkpk= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6402:3705:b0:435:5e48:b6c7 with SMTP id ek5-20020a056402370500b004355e48b6c7mr4533427edb.396.1655909032690; Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:43:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <353b9746a05589329c560427e73eb85e@members.wispa.org> In-Reply-To: <353b9746a05589329c560427e73eb85e@members.wispa.org> From: Dave Taht Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:43:39 -0700 Message-ID: To: Make-Wifi-fast Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="000000000000aca99105e20a5da4" Subject: [Make-wifi-fast] Fwd: Please take action to support Fixed Wireless in California X-BeenThere: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:43:54 -0000 --000000000000aca99105e20a5da4 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000aca98e05e20a5da3" --000000000000aca98e05e20a5da3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While the bill overly broadens to those that don't deserve subsidy, having all these phone numbers more "out there" feels like a good thing. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: WISPA Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 7:15 AM Subject: Please take action to support Fixed Wireless in California To: Dave Taht Dear Dave, Recently, the California Assembly passed AB 2749 , which makes clear that wireless internet service providers have access to apply for and receive money from the Federal Funds Account (FFA) under the California Advanced Services Fund. The bill also specified that if the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) did not review an application and notify the applicant of its decision within 180 days, the application shall automatically be deemed approved. These provisions would help California take steps toward a more business-friendly climate by maintaining an even playing field and making important decisions in a timely fashion. However, before being taken up by the state Senate, the bill was amended in a way which dropped the provision that WISPs have clear access to the FFA. This provision is critical to giving WISPA members certainty when deciding whether to go through the grant application process. This change significantly weakens the bill=E2=80=99s technology-neutral intent. The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications will hear this bill on Monday, 6/27: they can still correct this error by introducing an amendment that returns the bill to its original intentions. But your voice is needed to help the Committee understand what is at stake. *We encourage you to take a moment this week to call* *one or more committee members* to express your support for a technology-neutral grant process that gives all providers access to state broadband grants, and to explain to them how your company provides the reliable internet services that all Californians need. Below you will find proposed talking points for calls to your elected officials: - I am a broadband provider that delivers high-speed, reliable service to my customers via fixed wireless access. *If you provide service in the Senate district you are calling, mention how many customers you cove= r.* - Internet Service Providers like myself often use fixed wireless solutions to provide service to your constituents in communities where t= he topography or economics simply don=E2=80=99t justify fiber deployments. = WISP projects can offer the same speed and reliability as fiber and can be deployed for one-ninth the cost and in a fraction of the time a fiber project would take. - All I ask is that we are given the flexibility to use the right tool for the job so we can get those that are truly unserved today connected now, not years from now. - The original intent of AB 2749 was to ensure that all internet service providers have equal access to state grant dollars and that the program = is administered in a technology-neutral fashion. Please reinstate the recently-deleted provision that =E2=80=9C*A fixed-wireless internet serv= ice provider may apply for and receive funding from the Federal Funding Account.*=E2=80=9D The members of the Committee are listed below. If you provide service to areas in any of these Senate districts, please let the office know you serve their constituents! Your voice and your insight are important in helping these legislators see the connections between technology-neutral rules and better broadband for everyone. - Chairman Sen. Ben Hueso : (91= 6) 651-4040 - Vice-Chair Sen. Brian Dahle : (91= 6) 651-4001 - Sen. Josh Becker : (91= 6) 651-4013 - Sen. Andreas Borgeas : (91= 6) 651-4008 - Sen. Steven Bradford : *(9= 16) 651-4035* - Sen. Bill Dodd : (91= 6) 651-4003 - Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman : (91= 6) 651-4005 - Sen. Lena A. Gonzalez : (91= 6) 651-4033 - Sen. Shannon Grove : (91= 6) 651-4016 - Sen. Robert M. Hertzberg : (91= 6) 651-4018 - Sen. Mike McGuire : (91= 6) 651-4002 - Sen. Dave Min : (91= 6) 651-4037 - Sen. Susan Rubio : (91= 6) 651-4022 - Sen. Henry Stern : (91= 6) 651-4027 Thank you, Steven Schwerbel Click here to unsubscribe Message sent by Steve Schwerbel, sschwerbel@wispa.org WISPA | PO Box 742 | Van Wert, OH 45891 --=20 FQ World Domination pending: https://blog.cerowrt.org/post/state_of_fq_codel/ Dave T=C3=A4ht CEO, TekLibre, LLC --000000000000aca98e05e20a5da3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
While the bill overly broadens to those that don't des= erve subsidy, having all these phone numbers more "out there" fee= ls like a good thing.

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From: WISPA <sschwerbel@wispa.org>Date: Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 7:15 AM
Subject: Please take action to supp= ort Fixed Wireless in California
To: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>


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Recently, the California Assembly passed AB 274= 9, which makes clear that wireless internet service providers have access to apply for and receive money from= the Federal Funds Account (FFA) under the California Advanced Services Fund. The bill also specified that if the Cal= ifornia Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) did not review an application and notify the applicant of its decision wit= hin 180 days, the application shall automatically be deemed approved. These provisions would help California t= ake steps toward a more business-friendly climate by maintaining an even playing field and making important decision= s in a timely fashion.
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However, before being taken up by the state Senate, the bill was amended in= a way which dropped the provision that WISPs have clear access to the FFA. This provision is critical to giving W= ISPA members certainty when deciding whether to go through the grant application process. This change significantly wea= kens the bill=E2=80=99s technology-neutral intent.
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The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications will hear thi= s bill on Monday, 6/27: they can still correct this error by introducing an amendmen= t that returns the bill to its original intentions. But your voice is needed to help the Committee understand what= is at stake.
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We encourage you to take a moment this week to call one or more commit= tee members to express your support for a technology-neutral grant process that gives all provide= rs access to state broadband grants, and to explain to them how your company provides the reliable internet services t= hat all Californians need. Below you will find proposed talking points for calls to your elected officials:

  • I am a broadband provider that delivers high-speed, reliable service to my customers via fixed wireless a= ccess. If you provide service in the Senate district you are calling, mention how many customers you cover.=
  • Internet Service Providers like myself often use fixed wireless solutions to provide service to your const= ituents in communities where the topography or economics simply don=E2=80=99t justify fiber deployments. WISP projects= can offer the same speed and reliability as fiber and can be deployed for one-ninth the cost and in a fraction of the = time a fiber project would take.
  • All I ask is that we are given the flexibility to use the right tool f= or the job so we can get those that are truly unserved today connected now, not years from now.
  • The original intent of AB 2749 was to ensure that all internet service providers have equal access to state gran= t dollars and that the program is administered in a technology-neutral fashion. Please reinstate the recentl= y-deleted provision that =E2=80=9CA fixed-wireless internet service provider may apply for and receive funding= from the Federal Funding Account.=E2=80=9D
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The members of the Committee are listed below. If you provide service to areas in any of these Senate districts, please let the office know you ser= ve their constituents! Your voice and your insight are important in helping these legislators see the connections bet= ween technology-neutral rules and better broadband for everyone. =C2=A0
Thank you,

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