Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) Reacts to USF Broadband Reform Proposals

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Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) Reacts to USF Broadband Reform Proposals

MOUNT VERNON, IL — (Marketwire) — 11/03/11 — The Federal Communications Commission-s (FCC) recent Universal Service Fund (USF) reform announcement represents a positive step toward fixing a USF system that has been broken for a long time however we remain concerned that the Commission may be overlooking the opportunity to speed broadband deployment by leveling the playing field between current USF recipients (primarily telephone companies) and the innovative and entrepreneurial fixed wirele

WISPAPALOOZA 2011 Conference in Las Vegas Showcases Exciting Developments for Solving US Rural Broadband Internet Access

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WISPAPALOOZA 2011 Conference in Las Vegas Showcases Exciting Developments for Solving US Rural Broadband Internet Access

LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwire) — 10/11/11 — The WISPAPALOOZA 2011 Conference has brought more than 700 attendees to Las Vegas to exchange views on providing in rural markets of the US.– WISPs, are entrepreneurs that build wireless infrastructure, typically with private funding, to provide Broadband Internet Access in areas that are overlooked or underserved by incumbent telecommunications companies, even though such companies receive lucrative government subsidies."I-ve seen far more in