Connected Nation Misses Out On Early Mapping Money > Why?

reply to r81984

Re: Why?

When the results are in, they should bill the telcos for the cost of the survey, to get the data they've been intentionally hiding.

said by »www.ntia.doc.gov/press/2009/BTOP···005.html :

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Data Collection: While all four recipients plan to collect data directly from broadband providers, each also described plans to collect or utilize data from other sources. Examples include wireless propagation models, speed tests, online and field surveys, and drive testing. Recipients also plan to use existing datasets that were developed for other purposes but are valuable for broadband mapping, including orthophotography, parcel maps, and E911 datasets.

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I'd be willing to, and petition for, you and you alone to get all the mapping funds if you can manage to get incumbents to provide that mapping data without us having to do studies independently.

They are not doing independent studies.
"all four recipients plan to collect data directly from broadband providers"
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Democrats are not Socialists any more than Republicans are.

reply to SLD
i dont really think that using a "pat the bunny" pop up book format is going to really be able to relay that much information to the average senator.

reply to r81984
"each also described plans to collect or utilize data from other sources. Examples include wireless propagation models, speed tests, online and field surveys, and drive testing."

I have a feeling almost all of their data will be from this, as the incumbent providers aren't going to give it up, no matter what is said in some description or plan.

reply to dagg
they might make it a "pat the bunny" pop up series as to not throw too much at once to them,

yeah... but thats the problem i see... its still information overload