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May 2,2011 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Erratum to Notice of Ex Parte Presentations we Docket No. 10~90, GN Docket No. 09-51, we Docket No. 07-135, we Docket No. 05-337, ee Docket No. 01-92, ee Docket No. 96-45 and we Docket No. 03-109 we Docket No. 11-10, we Docket No. 07-38, we Docket No. 08-90 and we Docket No. 10-32 GN Docket No. 09-191 and we Docket No. 07-52 ET Docket No. 04-186 and ET Docket No. 02-380 Dear Ms. Dortch: On March 8, 2011, the undersigned representatives of the fixed wireless Internet service provider ("WISP") industry filed a notice of ex parte presentation concerning meetings with Commission staff that took place on March 2, 2011. Due to an inadvertent error, the notice inadvertently included a preliminary draft of the slides that were presented at the meetings. A copy of the March 8,2011 notice with the corrected slides used for the presentations is attached hereto. We regret the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Pursuant to Section 1.1206 of the Commission's Rules, this notice is being filed via ECFS in the above-referenced proceedings. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Marlon Schafer at (509) 982-2181 or ooe@odessaoffice.com. Sincerely, lsi Marlon Schafer lsi Martha Huizenga lsi Matt Larsen lsi Chuck Bartosch lsi Brian Webster Enclosure {00018372.DOC.l} March 8, 2011 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Notice of Ex Parte Presentations we Docket No. 10-90, GN Docket No. 09-51, we Docket No. 07-135, we Docket No. 05-337, ce Docket No. 01-92, ee Docket No. 96-45 and we Docket No. 03-109 we Docket No. 11-10, we Docket No. 07-38, we Docket No. 08-90 and we Docket No. 10-32 GN Docket No. 09-191 and we Docket No. 07-52 ET Docket No. 04-186 and ET Docket No. 02-380 Dear Ms. Dortch: On March 2, 2011, representatives of the fixed wireless Internet service provider ("WISP") industry met with various Commission personnel to discuss the state of the WISP industry. The WISP representatives included Marlon Schafer of Odessa Office Equipment, Martha Huizenga of DC Access, Matt Larsen of Vistabeam, Chuck Bartosch of_Clarity Connect and Brian Webster of Wireless Mapping. The meetings at which the WISP representatives appeared were as follows: (1) a meeting with John Giusti, advisor to Commissioner Michael Copps, and Angela Giancarlo, advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell; (2) a meeting with Charles Mathias, advisor to Commissioner Meredith Baker, (3) a meeting with Louis Peraertz, advisor to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, and (4) a meeting with Julius Knapp, Alan Stilwell, Rashmi Doshi and Walter Johnston of the Office of Engineering & Technology, Robert Cannon and Chuck Needy of the Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis, Doug Klein of the Office of General Counsel and Louis Peraertz of Commissioner Clyburn's office. In the course of the discussions, the WISP representatives presented the materials contained in the attached document. For ease of reference: ? pages 18 and 43 discuss points related to the pending Connect America Fund proceeding (WC Docket No. 10-90, ON Docket No. 09-51, WC Docket No. 07 135, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 01-92, CC Docket No. 96-45 and WC Docket No. 03-109); ? page 19 discusses points related to Form 477 reform (WC Docket No. 11-10, WC Docket No. 07-38, WC Docket No. 08-90 and WC Docket No. 10-32); ? pages 20 and 29 discuss points related to the Open Internet proceeding (ON Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52); and {00018020.DOC.l } ? page 29 discusses the impact that exclusion zones in TV white space and other bands have on urban broadband deployment (ET Docket No. 04-186 and ET Docket No. 02-380). The meeting participants also indicated that higher power would afford WISPs greater operational flexibility. To the extent necessary, waiver of Section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's Rules is respectfully requested. The WISP industry representatives did not discuss any of the pending proceedings in significant detail, and this notice is being filed out of an abundance of caution in the event that the ex parte rules require it to be filed. Moreover, the WISP industry representatives did not appreciate until after the meetings that an ex parte notice may be required and that such notice would be required to be filed within one business day thereafter. Upon realizing that an ex parte notice may be required, the WISP industry representatives engaged legal counsel to assist in the filing. This notice is being filed only four business days following the meetings, and none of the proceedings is in the Sunshine period. Accordingly, no party to any of the proceedings would be prejudiced. Pursuant to Section 1.1206 of the Commission's Rules, this notice is being filed via ECFS in the above-referenced proceedings. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Marlon Schafer at (509) 982-2181 or ooe@odessaoffice.com. Sincerely, /s/ Marlon Schafer /s/ Martha Huizenga /s/ Matt Larsen /s/ Chuck Bartosch /s/ Brian Webster Enclosure {00018020.DOC.l } Th e W IS P In du st ry T od ay Br ia n W eb st er Co ns ul tin g W ire le ss M ap pi ng .c om 22 Th e W IS P In du st ry T od ay  W ire le ss In te rn et S er vic e Pr ov id er s ar e a vi ab le th ird c ar rie r f or re al b ro ad ba nd s er vic e.  Th ei r n at io na l c om bi ne d fo ot pr in t h as p ot en tia l to c ov er o ve r 7 5 M IL LI O N Ho us eh ol ds !  Eq ui pm en t a dv an ce s a llo w f or m uc h h ig he r sp ee d of fe rin gs th an ju st a f ew ye ars ag o.  Sp ee ds th at c an b e of fe re d m ee t t he d es ire s of th e N at io na l B ro ad ba nd P la n. 3 W IS P pr es en ce a cc or di ng to th e N at io na l B ro ad ba nd M ap 3 4 Co ve ra ge a s be st w e kn ow to da y. 4 5 Demographic s  Ba se d on C en su s 20 00 fi gu re s, th e co m bi ne d in du st ry c an re ac h 75 ,5 84 ,2 33 h ou se ho ld s.  Th at re pr es en ts 7 1. 66 % o f t he A m er ica n ho m es .  Th e Fi xe d W ire le ss In te rn et in du st ry is m ad e u p of m an y sm al l in de pe nd en t c om pa ni es .  Th is in du st ry is n ot ?t oo b ig to fa il? . 5 6 R ea lit ie s  M os tW IS P? s u se p rim ar ily u nl ice ns ed a nd SH AR ED s pe ct ru m .  In te rfe re nc e i s a d ai ly c ha lle ng e.  WISP? s are not just rural .  Th ey d o no t h av e ac ce ss to e no ug h sp ec tru m to s er ve th e po te nt ia l n um be r o f h ou se ho ld s th ey c an re ac h. 6 7 A re as w ith ou t B ro ad ba nd  R ur al m ar ke ts a re v er y ch al le ng in g.  Ba ck ha ul c os ts a nd b an dw id th c ha rg es a re m u ch h ig he r t ha n m et ro m ar ke ts .  H ou se ho ld d en sit y pe r s qu ar e m ile is o ve r 9 0% le ss in u n se rv e d a re a s a s co m pa re d to a re as w ith e xi st in g br oa db an d. 7 8 A re as w ith ou t B ro ad ba nd (c on t.)  W ith h ou se ho ld d en sit y le ss th an 1 0% o f w ha t cu rr e n t c ab le a nd D SL d ep lo ym en ts s up po rt, Fi xe d W ire le ss B ro ad ba nd o ffe rs th e m os t pr om ise fo r r ap id , r el ia bl e an d su st ai na bl e hi gh sp ee d in te rn et s er vic es to th e u n se rv e d a re a s.  Th e co st fo r t he se n et wo rk s is pe nn ie s on th e do lla r c om pa re d to o th er te ch no lo gi es .  Ti m e t o m ar ke t i s m uc h q ui ck er . 8 9 Ex am pl es o f E xi st in g St at ew id e D ep lo ym en t I nt el lig en ce 9 M at t L ar se n ? Vi st a B ea m 11 Vi st ab ea m ? R ur al W IS P  Vi st ab ea m se rv ic es a 3 5, 00 0 s qu ar e m ile fo ot pr in t i n W es te rn N eb ra sk a an d Ea st er n W yo m in g, s om e of th e m os t r ur al a re as in th e lo w er 4 8 st at es  15 Othe rWISP s compete withi n Vistabea m se rv ic e ar ea  4 Ce llc os co m pe te in s am e ar ea ? m o st o f a re a do es n ot h av e 3G c ov er ag e 11 12 Vi st ab ea m Co ve ra ge A re a 12 13 Vi st ab ea m St at is tic s  Br oa db an d co ve ra ge a cr os s 35 ,0 00 s qu ar e m ile s  18 00 m ile s of fa cil itie s ba se d m icr ow av e ba ck ha ul  22 m eg to e nd u se rs v ia 8 02 .1 1x te ch no lo gi es in 9 00 m hz , 2 .4 gh z an d 5g hz  Ad di ng g ig ab it ba ck bo ne fr om th e Ru ra l N eb ra sk a He al th ca re N et wo rk (F CC P roj ec t) 13 1414 Current State of the WIS P  Un lic en se d fix ed w ire le ss p la tfo rm s ha ve e vo lve d ra pi dl y ? 25 m eg to e nd u se r n ow p os sib le , b ut u se rs d em an d is gr ow in g ev en fa st er . P er u se r d at a us ag e ha s do ub le d in th e la st 1 2 m on th s  3. 65 ?l ice ns ed lit e? sp ec tru m n ow in u se , p ro vid in g a fo ur th sp ec tru m o pt io n i n a dd itio n t o U NI I a nd IS M b an ds , a nd c rit ica l f or hi gh er s pe ed s. W ith m or e sp ec tru m , w e ca n de liv er h ig he r sp ee ds to m or e pe op le  W IS Ps ca n le ve ra ge s ta te wi de a n d re gi on al fi be r n et wo rk s to de liv er m or e ba nd wi dt h to e nd u se rs , qu ick ly W IS P cu st om er s ar e doing VOIP, telecommuting, education, business and even vi de oc on fe re nc in g ov er fi xe d wi re le ss n et wo rk s.  W IS Ps a re th e Th ird P ip e, a nd c an p ro vid e th e sa m e sp ee d an d re lia bi lity a s ca bl e an d ds l. 1515 W hy F ix ed W ire le ss In st ea d of M ob ile ?  Fi xe d wi re le ss b ro ad ba nd is c ap ab le o f m uc h hi gh er s pe ed s t ha n m ob ile ? fix ed w ire le ss =b et te r s ig na ls= m or e ca pa cit y  M ob ile b ro ad ba nd is ?T oy B ro ad ba nd ?? e xp en siv e a nd s lo w c om pa re d t o f ixe d. G oo d fo r e m ai l o r l ig ht b ro ws in g, b ut n ot g oo d e n o u gh fo r h ea vie r a pp lic at io ns .  Ty pi ca l W IS P br oa db an d pr ice s ar e ½ to 1 /3 th e pr ice o f m ob ile b ro ad ba nd p la ns , a nd ca pa bl e of h ig he r s pe ed s. 1616 W IS Ps G et N o Re sp ec t  Un lic en se d sp ec tru m w as n ev er in te nd ed fo r b ro ad ba nd deployment ? it was considered ?junk spectrum ?  W IS P co m pe tit or s ge t L O TS o f g ov er nm en t s ub sid ie s in th e fo rm o f g ra nt s an d lo w in te re st lo an s  US F al lo ws te lc os to ?t ax ?t el ep ho ne s lin es a nd p ut th at m on ey ba ck in to th ei r p oc ke ts ? 60 % o f U SF g oe s to ?G en er al E xp en se s? instead of deployment !  W IS Ps a re a lm os t n ev er in cl ud ed in p ol icy d isc us sio ns a bo ut improving broadband access in underserved an d unserve d areas, e ve n th ou gh th ey a re th e m os t e ffi cie nt b ro ad ba nd p ro vid er s fo r th es e ar ea s! 1717 Stimulus Is Not Helpin g  In th e Vi st ab ea m a re a , st im ul us s up po rts u nt en ab le bu sin es s m od el s wh ile w as tin g ta xp ay er m on ey .  Broadband stimulus in many cases has SLOWED DOWN br oa db an d ad op tio n an d de pl oy m en t o f n ew n et wo rk s  M an y op er at or s po st po ne d ne tw or k bu ild s an d eq ui pm en t pu rc ha se s du e to u nc er ta in ty a ro un d th e st im ul us pr og ra m s  In ve st or s sa t o ut o f t he m ar ke t d ue to u nc er ta in ty  G ov er nm en t s ho ul d no t b e ?p ick in g wi nn er s? 1818 US F/ CA F i s N ot H el pi ng  US F fu nd s th e co m pa ni es th at h av e ne gl ec te d ru ra l a re as a nd is c lo se d to s m al le r, in no va tiv e op er at or s  M ed ici ne B ow , W yo m in g is a pe rfe ct e xa m pl e  CenturyTe lhas received millions in USF funding since 2002 for Wyomin g  M ed ici ne B ow h as b ro ad ba nd b ec au se o ne W IS P in ve st ed u nd er $2 0,0 00 to bu ild ou t c ap ac ity to M ed ici ne B ow  US F wi ll c on tin ue to fu nd th e IL EC a t h ig he r a nd h ig he r p er lin e co st s in o rd er to m ai nt ai n th e no w ob so le te a nd d iff icu lt to m ai nt ai n co pp er in fra st ru ct ur e  Any program to increase broadband adoption should be deployed at the u se r le ve l, in st ea d of a t t he c or po ra te le ve l. L et u se rs re wa rd th e pr ov id er s th at d el ive r b ro ad ba nd in st ea d of fu nn el in g m on ey to la rg e corporations that fail to delive r 1919 B ro ad ba nd M ap pi ng N ee ds R ev is io n  N TI A an d st at ew id e m ap pi ng e ffo rts h av e be en di sr eg ar di ng W IS P da ta , e ith er in te nt io na lly o r u n in te nt io na lly  D at a re qu es ts h av e be en o ve rly c om pl ex a nd a sk ed fo r p ro pr ie ta ry in fo rm at io n ? th e pr im ar y re a so n m a n y W IS Ps di d no t r es po nd  Fo rm 4 77 is in co nc lu si ve fo r s im ila r r ea so ns ? o ve r 50 0 m an h ou rs fo rV is ta be am to c om pl et e!  R ev is io ns n ee d to ta ke p la ce s o th at W IS P da ta ca n b e in clu de d in th e Na tio na l B ro ad ba nd M ap a n d op er at or n ee ds c an b e ac co m m od at ed 2020 WISP s Help with Net Neutralit y  Co m pe tit ive W IS Ps a re p ar t o f t he s ol ut io n to N et N eu tra lit y.  N et N eu tra lit y is ab ou t r eg ul at in g IS P be ha vio r i n a m o n o po lis tic m ar ke t. It w ou ld n? t b e ne ed ed if cu st om er s ha d a ch oi ce o f c om pe tit ive p ro vid er s.  W IS Ps ca n p ro vid e an a lte rn at ive fo r u se rs w ho do n? t l ike c ab le o rt el co u sa ge p ol ici es ? w e a re th e Th ird P ip e!  Th er e is le ss n ee d fo r l eg isl at io n to im po se co n di tio ns o n al l I SP s. 2121 W IS Ps A re In no va tiv e Sp ec tru m U se rs  W IS Ps ca n c o m e u p w ith in no va tiv e u se s f or m an y o f the pieces of spectrum that are now sitting fallow .  Fi rm w ar e up gr ad es a nd n ew w hi te s pa ce d ev ice s co u ld e na bl e W IS Ps to d ep lo y in w hi te s pa ce s an d lic en se d sp ec tru m a t l itt le o r n o co st  W IS Ps ha ve th e ne tw or k, p eo pl e on th e gr ou nd a nd lo ca l c on ne ct io ns to d ep lo y br oa db an d qu ick ly to m or e a re a s  More spectrum fo rWISP s means better broadband pe ne tra tio n an d fa st er , m or e re lia bl e se rv ice fo r u se rs  Fi xe d wi re le ss = M O RE J O BS fo r i ns ta lle rs , f ie ld te ch ni ci an s an d pr oje ct ma na ge rs. 2222 W IS Ps a re B ro ad ba nd H er oe s  W IS Ps pr ov id e a va lu ab le s er vic e, jo bs an d l oc al ec on om ic de ve lo pm en t a nd th ey d o it wi th ou t g ov er nm en t a ss ist an ce  W IS Ps a re in no va tiv e an d fle xib le a nd c an d el ive r s er vic e to pl ac es w he re la rg er c om pa ni es d o no t w an t t o (or ca n?t ) g o  W IS Ps ca n d el ive r R EA L Br oa db an d, c om pe tit ive w ith D SL a nd ca bl e. W IS Ps a re th e Th ird P ip e  Th e W IS P in du st ry is m at ur in g ? W IS PA is g ai ni ng m e m be rs hi p at a ra pi d pa ce a nd th er e ar e m an y m or e (20 00 +) o pe ra to rs o ut th er e  Th er e ar e m an y we ll m an ag ed a nd fu nd ed W IS Ps  W IS Ps a re m a ki ng a B IG d iff er en ce in u n se rv e d a n d u n de rs er ve d ar ea s M ar th a H ui ze ng a ? D C Ac ce ss , L LC 24 O ur C om pa ny ? ? Fo un de d in 1 99 9, b y M at t W ad e Fo un de d in 1 99 9, b y M at t W ad e ? ? D C Ac ce ss is a lo ca l I SP h ea dq ua rt er ed o n Ca pi to l H ill in D C D C Ac ce ss is a lo ca l I SP h ea dq ua rt er ed o n Ca pi to l H ill in D C ? ? O ffe rin g In te rn et A cc es s an d w eb h os tin g O ffe rin g In te rn et A cc es s an d w eb h os tin g ? ? D C Ac ce ss o ffe rs D C Ac ce ss o ffe rs W iF i W iF i b ro ad ba nd a cc es s di re ct ly to r es id en ts , br oa db an d ac ce ss d ire ct ly to r es id en ts , bu si ne ss es a nd m ul ti bu si ne ss es a nd m ul ti -- te na nt r es id en tia l te na nt r es id en tia l a n d a n d co m m e rc ia l co m m e rc ia l u n its in C ap ito l H ill a nd N or th D up on t/A da m s M or ga n u n its in C ap ito l H ill a nd N or th D up on t/A da m s M or ga n n e ig hb or ho od s n e ig hb or ho od s ? ? D C Ac ce ss h as e ar ne d a re pu ta tio n fo r of fe rin g re lia bl e, D C Ac ce ss h as e ar ne d a re pu ta tio n fo r of fe rin g re lia bl e, a ffo rd ab le a nd p er so na l s er vi ce to it s cu st om er s a ffo rd ab le a nd p er so na l s er vi ce to it s cu st om er s .. 25 Bio ? M artha Huizeng a  R es po ns ib le fo r D C Ac ce ss m ar ke tin g an d op er at io ns  In vo lv ed in th e CA LE A Co m m itt ee fo r W IS PA  Over 14 years of telecom experience in OSS/billin g  H el d po sit io ns in p ro du ct d ev el op m en t, m ar ke tin g an d sa le s at ? MCI (no w Verizon ) ? Ke na n Sy st em s Co rp or at io n (no w Co m ve rs e) ? TeleCon, LLC ? Vi br an t S ol ut io ns (n ow TE OC O)  M as te r?s d eg re e in a cc ou nt in g -R o o se ve lt Un ive rs ity  BA - bu si ne ss a dm in a nd p hy sic al e du ca tio n -C o rn e ll Co lle ge 26 D C A cc es s C ov er ag e M ap 27 D C Ac ce ss N et w or k Ca pi to l H ill N or th w es t 28 D C Ac ce ss A rc hi te ct ur e  Cu rre nt ly u sin g a m ixt ur e o f u nl ice ns ed e qu ip m en t f ro m T ra nz eo ,M ik ro tik a n d Ub iq ui ti  D is tri bu tio n po in ts o r P O Ps a re ta lle r a pa rtm en t b ui ld in gs a nd c on do m in iu m s  W e ge ne ra lly u se 2 .4 G hz fo r p oi nt -to - m u lti po in t a nd 5 .8 G hz fo r i nt er na l n et wo rk lin ks 29 D C Ac ce ss C ha lle ng es  Exemption areas for 3.65, TV White Spaces and TDW R ? Th e m or e re st ric tiv e th es e ar ea s ar e th e gr ea te r t he b ur de n on u rb an W IS Ps  N et N eu tra lit y iss ue s ? This issue should be handled fairly for both side s ? IS Ps s ho ul dn ?t be a bl e to b lo ck o r p rio rit ize c on te nt ? Content Providers should only be able to charge end user s  Ba ck ha ul b an dw id th ? As th e de fin itio n of b ro ad ba nd c ha ng es a nd c on su m er s ex pe ct hi gh er s pe ed s, a ll p ro vid er s w ill ne ed m or e ba nd wi dt h. ? Expense of bandw idth in urban areas challenges our ability to provide higher speeds in a timely manne r 30 Co nt ac t M ar th a H ui ze ng a Pa rtn er D C Ac ce ss , L LC 20 2- 54 6- 58 98 m a rth a@ dc ac ce ss .ne t O de ss a O ffi ce W ire le ss D SL s ys te m M ar lo n K. S ch af er O wn er Odessa Office Equipmen t Bo x 48 9 O de ss a W a. 9 91 59 32 Backgroun d O de ss a O ffi ce E qu ip m e n t i s a fu ll se rv ic e IS P th at s ta rte d IS P o pe ra tio ns in 1 99 7. O ur W ire le ss n e tw or k sp an s m o re th an 7 50 0 sq ua re m ile s of m o st ly ru ra l o r u ltr a ru ra l s ec tio n s o f e as te rn W as hi ng to n. An a re a la rg er th an th e en tir e s ta te o f C on ne ct icu t b ut w ith fa r fe w e r pe op le . Co nn ec tic ut h as 3 ,5 04 ,8 09 m illi on p eo pl e . Li nc ol n , G ra nt , A da m s, a nd D o u gl a s co u n tie s ha ve o n ly 15 3, 64 3 be tw e e n th em . 33 Co ve rs p ar ts o f 4 c ou nt ie s. Sy st em s ar e fe d by a c om bi na tio n of fi be r, w ire le ss b ac kh au l a nd D SL . M an y AP s a re o n h om es , b ar ns , g ra in e le va to rs o r w at er to w er s. Se lf fu nd ed . 34 R ol lin g hi lls a nd tr ee s of te n bl oc k ou r s ig na ls . Co ve ra ge fr om e xis tin g to w er s ite s in L in co ln Co . Sa m e co u n ty w ith fu lly fu nd ed a n d bu ilt n e tw or k. $ 3 m illi on in w o rk in g ca pi to l n e e de d. 35 M ob ile In te rn et h as lo ng b ee n po ss ib le Se rv ice S he rif f?s c ar s. N ow d ay s i t?s n ot a s e a sy . W e do s till p ro vid e m o bi le b ro ad ba nd to so m e la w e n fo rc em en t ve hi cl es . 36 Who are the customer s W e se rv ic e ne ar ly ev er yo ne . Fe w g ov er nm en t o r l ar ge co rp or at io ns N o e- ra te . 37 Demographic s  O de ss a: ? 10 00 p eo pl e, m os tly a gr icu ltu ra l b as ed .  W ilb ur : ? Ab ou t 9 00 , m os tly a gr icu ltu ra l, so m e tim be r.  Cr es to n: ? Ab ou t 2 50 , m os tly a gr icu ltu ra l, so m e tim be r.  Ep hr at a: ? Ab ou t 1 0, 00 0, m os tly a gr icu ltu ra l.  M os es L ak e: ? Ab ou t 1 5, 00 0, M os tly a gr icu ltu ra l s om e la rg e in du st ria l.  Co ul ee C ity : ? Le ss th an 1 00 0, M os tly a gr icu ltu ra l  Li nc ol n an d Se ve n Ba ys c om bi ne d: ? Le ss th an 1 00 0, u se d to b e tim be r n ow re so rt an d re tir em en t c om m un itie s 38 Co m pe tit io n  Th e on ly co m pe tit io n in C re st on , a nd W ilb ur is te lco A DS L, w hi ch is m or e e xp en siv e (un les s y ou bu y a ph on e l ine to o) 1/3 rd the sp ee d. In sta lla tio n i s ch ea pe r t ho ug h.  O de ss a no w ha s an ot he r W IS P.  In E ph ra ta , M os es L ak e, C ou le e C ity a nd S oa p L ak e w e c om pe te a ga in st F TT H (fib er to the ho me ).  M os es L ak e an d So ap L ak e ha ve s po tty Ca bl e ac ce ss .  M os t d ia l-u p cu st om er s ha ve to c ro ss li ne d up lic at in g sy st em s (ie : s lic k 9 6) an d th is p re ve nt s an y ty pe o f d ig ita l c on ne ct io n, m os t d ia l-u p is lu ck y to ru n at s pe ed s greater than 24kbps .  Fe w d ia l-u p cu st om er s re m a in .  M an y re sid en ts a re p er m an en tly o ut o f r an ge o f D SL .  R ou gh ly h al f o f t he g eo gr ap hy o f m y c ov er ag e h as o ne p ro vid er .  80 to 9 0% o f t he p eo pl e h av e m ul tip le W IS Ps , D SL , C ab le , S at el lite , F TT H o r a ll o f th e ab ov e fo r b ro ad ba nd o pt io ns . 39 Technolog y  W e ar e pr im ar ily u sin g un lic en se d 80 2. 11 b/ g ra di o ge ar .  We purchase fiber connections from PUD?s or telco system and di st rib ut e th at d at a to th e pr ev io us ly un -s er ve d m ar ke ts .  W e u se fi be r, A DS L, a nd w ire le ss te ch no lo gi es to g et th e d at a t o o u r W PO Ps .  W e ch ar ge o nl y $3 5 t o $ 40 pe r m on th for th e a ve ra ge co nn ec tio n to th e in te rn et .  Av er ag e cu st om er s pe ed s ru n 2 to 4 M bp s sy m m et ric al .  W e a ls o n ow h av e5 .8 G Hz s ys te m s i n p la ce w ith s pe ed s u p t o 3 0 M bp s fo r $ 75 pe r m on th. 40 W PO P Co st s  A ty pi ca l r ur al w po p wi ll c os t f ro m $8 00 .00 to $3 ,00 0.0 0, do wn fr om $2 ,50 0 t o $ 10 ,00 0.  It w ill d el ive r s pe ed s o f u p t o 1 5 M bp s t o a s m a n y a s 5 0 t o 1 50 u se rs p er tr an sm iss io n s ite .  To d at e I?v e in ve st ed le ss th an $1 50 ,00 0 n ea rly a ll of it o f m y ow n m on ey .  I?v e go tte n no s ub sid ie s. 41 Cu st om er c os ts  A ty pi ca l h om e ba se d cu st om er in st al l c os ts m e r o u gh ly $2 00 to 30 0.  N ew er 5 G Hz s ys te m s ru n sli gh tly m or e.  I c ha rg e t he u se r $ 20 0 - $3 00 .  Bu si ne ss c us to m er s ar e bi lle d at c os t (u su all y a bo ut $3 00 to $1 00 0). 42 W hy d o it?  Th e op po rtu ni tie s fo r e co n o m ic /s oc ia l g ro w th in rural areas is tremendous .  R ea l t im e co m m un ic at io ns is a k ey to ru nn in g a n y bu sin es s an yw he re a t a ny tim e.  N ow, thanks to Odessa Office several l ocal to w ns h av e af fo rd ab le b ro ad ba nd in te rn et a cc e ss . E ve n be tte r t ha n m an y ur ba n ar ea s.  H op ef ul ly th is wi ll h el p at tra ct p eo pl e to ru ra l co m m u n iti es .  Th e T el ec om m ut in g t re nd is s till g et tin g s ta rti ng bu t i s n ow c le ar to s ee .  W e (th e W ire les s I nte rne t S erv ice Pr ov id er (W IS P) ) a re the on ly aff ord ab le, re lia ble an d fin an cia lly s ta bl e br oa db an d pr ov id er in a po sit io n to s er vic e th e av er ag e co n su m e r fo r th e fo re se ea bl e fu tu re !  W e ar e th e th ird a nd o fte n on ly ch oi ce to ca bl e/ te lco d uo po ly. 43 What helps, what doesn? t  Us in g un -li ce ns ed fr eq u e n ci es k ee ps o ur co st s do wn .  In te rfe re nc e ha s be en a a n iss ue th ou gh .  I n ow s er vi ce s ev er al a re as w ith c ov er ag e zo n e s a s sm a ll as 4 5* th at h av e do ze ns o f AP ?s d et ec ta bl e by m y br oa dc as t a nt en na .  Th e ru le s as th ey e xis t w or k fa irl y we ll f or u s.  H av in g hi gh er p ow er le ve ls , e sp ec ia lly in lo w d en sit y m ar ke ts w ill ce rta in ly he lp .  D ro pp in g th e ce rti fie d sy st em s re qu ire m en t a n d m ov in g to a c er tif ie d co m po ne nt /E IR P m o de l w ou ld a llo w m uc h m or e in no va tio n w ith in th is fl ed gl in g in du st ry .  Tr an sm it sy nc fo r o ut do or 2 .4 G Hz sy st em s w o u ld b e he lp fu l in re du cin g AP to AP in te rfe re nc e.  US F is su pp or tin g un pr of ita bl e bu sin es s m o de ls, in no va tio n (vi a t he in no va tor ) is sq ua sh ed . Pr ice s ar e he ld a rti fic ia lly lo w. 44 Bio, Marlon K. Schafe r Bo rn a n d ra is ed in th e fa rm in g co m m u n ity o f O de ss a, W A. Af te r h ig h sc ho o l he e nt er ed th e Un ite d St at es A ir Fo rc e an d be ca m e a L in es m an . D ur in g hi s st in t i n th e Ai r F or ce , M ar lo n w o rk ed o n o ve rh ea d an d un de r g ro un d hi gh vo lta ge e le ct ric al d is tri bu tio n s ys te m s, s ec ur ity lig ht in g, a nd ru n w a y lig ht in g. Up on h is Ho n o ra bl e D isc ha rg e in 1 98 8 he re tu rn e d to O de ss a to h e lp w ith th e fa m ily s pe ci al ty fo od s bu sin e ss . In 1 98 9 he a nd h is wi fe m ov ed to S po ka ne w he re C a rr S al es , a n el ec tri ca l s up pl y st or e, hi re d hi m . M ar lo n w e n t f ro m de liv er y dr ive r to re c. c le rk to w a re ho us e m an ag er o ve r t he n ex tc o u pl e o f ye ar s, w hi le a ls o ta kin g el e ct ro ni cs c la ss es . I n 19 91 h e we nt to w o rk fo r a c op ie r re pa ir co m pa ny w he re h e se rv ic ed c op ie rs , pr in te rs ,f ax es e tc . u n til 1 99 5. In 19 95 h e an d hi s fa m ily m ov ed b a ck to O de ss a an d la u n ch e d O de ss a O ffi ce Eq ui pm en t. In 1 99 8 he b ou gh t h is se co nd la rg es t l oc al c op ie r co m pe tit or . I n 19 97 O de ss a O ffi ce E qu ip m en t f or m ed a n In te rn e t d iv isi on o ffe rin g lo ca l d ia lu p se rv ic es . As a p io ne er in th e Hi gh -S pe e d Fi xe d W ire le ss In du st ry , M ar lo n de sig n e d an d in st al le d on e of th e fir st H ig h- Sp ee d W ire le ss D SL s ys te m s in th e co un try a nd a ut ho re d th e Ho m eb re w DS L pa ge w w w .o de ss ao ffi ce .c om /s ds l.h tm . Si nc e th a t t im e in e a rly 20 00 h e 's b ui lt ro u gh ly 50 br oa dc a st s ite s in o ve r 4 co u n tie s. 45 46 Cl ar ity C on ne ct 48 Cl ar ity O ve rv ie w ? N YS ta te C C or p. S ta rte d p ro vid in g I nt er ne t Ac ce ss s um m er o f 1 99 5. ? early adopter of ISD N ? one of the first DSL providers in the Nation (summer 19 96 ) ? pr ov id in g co m m er cia l f ixe d wi re le ss s in ce 1 99 7 49 Cl ar ity O ve rv ie w ? Ch uc k Ba rto sc h ? fo rm er p hy sic ist (S tan for d u nd erg rad , C orn ell gr ad s ch oo l) ? M ag ne to sp he ric p hy sic s at L oc kh ee d- M ar tin ? 2D p ha se tr an sit io ns , l as er -s ur fa ce a ds or ba te in te ra ct io n st ud ie s ? M ul tip le su cc e ss fu l t ec hn ol og y bu sin es se s si nc e 19 85 50 G eo gr ap hy ? Se rv in g up st at e NY a nd n or th er n PA ? To m pk in s, T io ga , O ts eg o, D el aw ar e Co un tie s in N Y ? Br ad fo rd C ou nt y in P A ? 12 00 s qu ar e m ile s co ve rin g 10 5K p eo pl e, w ith 4 2K in ru ra l a re as o ut si de o f c itie s or p rim ar y vil la ge s, 63 K in ci tie s or p rim ar y vil la ge s 51 G eo gr ap hy 52 O ve ra ll Co ve ra ge M ap 53 Vi ew F ro m S id ne y To w er 54 Castle Mountai n 55 Technolog y ? R ol lin g ou t A lva rio n Du al -D ive rs ity W iM ax 8 02 .1 6e e qu ip m en t ? Ba ck ha ul s ar e un lic en se d Al va rio n or U bi qu ity fo r ba ck up o r s m al le r s ite s ? Cr itic al s ite s us e Ce ra go n lic en se d lin ks a t u p to 40 0 M bp s fu ll d up le x 56 Ex am pl e Ro llo ut :T ow n of D ry de n ? T im e- W ar ne r C ov er ag e M ap 57 Ex am pl e Ro llo ut :T ow n of D ry de n ? U ns er ve d a re a s 58 Ex am pl e Ro llo ut :T ow n of D ry de n ? T op o of D ry dr en 1 6C .2 a re a 59 Ex am pl e Ro llo ut :T ow n of D ry de n ? C ov er ag ef ro m D ry dr en 1 6C .2 60 Dryden Project Total Coverag e 61 D ry de n G ap D 62 D ry de n M ic ro ce ll D. 1: re a c he s 17 pe op le 63 Co st s o f M ic ro ce ll: $4 ,80 0 ? Te le ph on e po le ? N EM A en cl os ur e ? R ad io s (di str ibu tio n a nd ba ck ha ul) ? D ua l P S ro ut er ? R em ot e re bo ot ? UP S ? M ou nt s, c ab le s, e tc . 64 3G Coverage Stud y