[121451] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Grant Funding
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fletcher Kittredge)
Tue Jan 19 16:27:24 2010
In-Reply-To: <124135FE-94EB-4616-A8F7-ACC4E6E3448A@puck.nether.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:26:56 -0500
From: Fletcher Kittredge <fkittred@staff.gwi.net>
To: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
Cc: nanog <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
What do you want to know? We were the first NTIA grant announced. $32
million project to build rural *dark* fiber networks. The model was to
form a new company which would be carrier neutral and just build and
maintain rural dark fiber. A carrier's carrier; structural separation;
prices based on cost plus margin, not what the market would bear, open
access, non-discrimination.... This model seemed to resonate with the
Feds. The local incumbents still seem to have a hard time believing we
would get a government subsidy and then immediately give it away. A model
where any carrier, including them, could have access to dark fiber on equal
terms is beyond their ken.
regards,
Fletcher
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net> wrote:
> I'm interested in hearing from anyone that has gotten USDA RUS or similar
> funding myself.
>
> I'm fairly convinced that with the recent strategies of VZ and ATT they
> will fully divest themselves of regulated last-mile services as soon as
> reasonably feasible (exception: cellular) creating further demand/need to
> bridge the gap.
>
> - Jared
>
> On Jan 19, 2010, at 3:59 PM, David Nguyen wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any good suggestions on grant funding for a network
> > refresh? NSF?
>
>
>
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