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

[Robert McMahon]

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, 2:38 PM, 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
>
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>On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 11:21 PM, Richard Roy <dickroy3777 at comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *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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>> iMessage, mobile: +420775230885
>> Skype: casioa5302ca
>> frantisek.borsik at gmail.com
>>
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