SCN: Re: Re: Broadband (fwd)

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Trouble causer!  (-:

Okay, everybody, yell at Doug for a while.


----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Schuler <douglas at scn.org>
To: <scn at scn.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:44 PM
Subject: SCN: Re: Broadband (fwd)


>
> I'm not trying to start another firestorm but I thought
> people might be interested in what people at the La Plaza
> (community network) orgnaization are doing in Taos, New
> Mexico.  (No, I don't know how they can provide this type
> of service and stay non-profit.  There *must* be a way.
> Don't get me wrong: I'm not advocating it [seriously]
> but I am of the impression that it can be done [while
> keeping in line with IRS rulings].)
>
> -- Doug
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:08:04 -0600
> From: Judith Pepper <jpepper at laplaza.org>
> To: Andrew Michael Cohill <acohill at afcn.org>
> Cc: members at afcn.org
> Subject: Re: Broadband
> Resent-Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:09:03 -0700
> Resent-From: members at www.afcn.org
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>
> I agree with Andrew and some of the content of both articles re:
> broadband.  La Plaza held a demonstration of wireless service and from our
> small rural community, 78 people attended.  All want broadband and 20+
> have "check in hand" waiting for the service to surface.
>
> La Plaza is making this happen by collaborating with an existing company
> that owns a 120 foot tower (required for line of sight purposes with some
> of the mountainous terrain even in the boundaries of Taos proper), with
> the Town Council Taos County Commission, and the Taos Business Alliance.
> BreezeCom radios will be used that offer graduated speeds from 112Kbps,
> 256, 500, and T1 access.  This is both upload/download speeds and will be
> available 24/7.
> The monthly costs are respective to the speeds, $40.00, $75.00, $150,
> $300.
>
> I receive at least 5 calls a week from very interested folks who ask to be
> placed on the list of prospective customers.  Once the logistics are
> completed La Plaza will begin to offer wireless services to the community
> inclusive of all sectors.
> We currently provide T1 wireless to Town of Taos admin offices, library,
> Taos Schools, Taos Hospital, and several businesses.  We also offer Tl
> wireless over intense mountainous terrain to 2 small communities, one
> south and one north of Taos.
>
> The people who are most interested in the service are folks who have come
> to our remote, rural area (aka paradise) from metropolitan areas. Many are
> self-employed or a consultants to the national and international business
> world.  They want to be able to send and receive documents in seconds
> rather than hours over a dialup connection.
>
> Once our business surfaces we will collect data descriptive of the end
> users.  Then perhaps we can offer some insight into the value of broadband
> wireless Internet connectivity.
>
> To read about one of La Plaza's more adventurous wireless installs click
> on
>
http://www.laplaza.org/about_lap/network/wirelessPresentation/Penasco%20Wire
less%20Presentation%201-22_files/error.htm
>
> adios,
> judith pepper
>
>
>
>

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