[NNagain] [Starlink] FCC Upholds Denial of Starlink's RDOF Application

[Frantisek Borsik]

Thanks, Robert. Exactly what I meant. Therefore I added NN list, because
Nathan was engaging with us there, and with Dave (me and some others, to my
knowledge) either directly or via his staffers and he really wanted to
catch up on tech things that are the culprits of Net Neutrality
(bufferbloat.)

So instead of assuming that Nathan Simington and Brendan Carr are “bought”
as someone did, I can the FCC itself as an entity can be understaffed at
worse.

But still, I appreciate efforts to learn about what’s going in here and
getting it right.

All the best,

Frank
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 at 3:46 AM, Robert McMahon <rjmcmahon at rjmcmahon.com>
wrote:

> I think this common in that appointment of commissioners go through a
> political process. The FCC has a technology group, too. When I worked with
> them about 8 years ago, they had skilled researchers on staff and a highly
> skilled director. They asked good questions about engineering decisions,
> like what is limiting the number of mimo streams on devices.
>
> Their physical facility is a bit dated, and they don't get stock grants. I
> respect the engineers I worked with for what they did.
>
> Bob
> On Dec 13, 2023, at 2:38 PM, Frantisek Borsik via Nnagain <
> nnagain at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>
>> I would love for Nathan to be here with us, and comment on that :-) so I
>> will add NN list as well.
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Frank
>> Frantisek (Frank) Borsik
>>
>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/frantisekborsik
>> Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp: +421919416714
>> iMessage, mobile: +420775230885
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>>
>>
>> On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 11:21 PM, Richard Roy <dickroy3777 at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* Starlink [mailto:starlink-bounces at lists.bufferbloat.net] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Frantisek Borsik via Starlink
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1:26 PM
>>> *To:* Dave Taht via Starlink
>>> *Subject:* [Starlink] FCC Upholds Denial of Starlink’s RDOF Application
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> “*Elon Musk*’s Starlink was not the only major company to inflate its
>>> capabilities
>>> <https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2021/04/rdof-reverse-auction-criticized-google-makes-pandemic-gains-california-broadband-access-for-k-12/> in
>>> RDOF bids. Nearly 100 bidders have defaulted since the auction, leaving in
>>> limbo an estimated $2.8 billion
>>> <https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/06/what-happens-to-the-estimated-2-8-billion-in-rdof-defaults/> of
>>> the $9.2 billion originally awarded.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The FCC upheld another denial
>>> <https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/12/fcc-proposes-22-million-fine-against-ltd-over-rdof/>
>>>  on Monday in the case of LTD Broadband, which appealed the
>>> commission’s finding that it could not reasonably serve the more than
>>> 500,000 locations to which it had committed. The commission also hit LTD
>>> with a $21.7 million fine for its default.
>>>
>>> The commission’s two Republicans dissented to Starlink’s denial,
>>> claiming they saw a path for the company to improve its speeds before the
>>> first deployment deadline in 2025.”
>>>
>>> *[RR] The reason two lawyers “saw a path” is because they were
>>> bribed/conned into to see it. In my nearly 50years of experience dealing
>>> with the FCC, extremely rarely are the people at the top in the commission
>>> tech savvy.  In general, they have NO CLUE when it comes to technology …
>>> period! **JJ*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/12/fcc-upholds-denial-of-starlinks-rdof-application/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Frank
>>> Frantisek (Frank) Borsik
>>>
>>> https://www.linkedin.com/in/frantisekborsik
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>>>
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