Comments on: Americans are subsidizing $16,834 phone lines http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines Pro-Culture, Pro-Commerce Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Digital Society » Blog Archive » Moratorium on the wireless “sin” tax http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-16360 Digital Society » Blog Archive » Moratorium on the wireless “sin” tax Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:20:01 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1216#comment-16360 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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]]> By: AndrewWalden http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 AndrewWalden Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:23:33 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1216#comment-1557 Sandwich Isles Communications: Political Connections Pay Off http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/821/Sandwich-Isles-Communications-Political-Connections-Pay-Off.aspx Sandwich Isles Communications: Political Connections Pay Off

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]]> By: Aaron Stene http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Aaron Stene Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:13:21 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1216#comment-1542 Sandwich Isles has some <a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.co /story.aspx?9341371c-c4b7-4b47-8855-8279fefcf04c" rel="nofollow">powerful allies in Washington D.C</a>. This why they qualified for low cost USDA RUS loans and USF subsidies They are <a href="http://www.ntia.doc.gov/broadbandgrants/application /results.cfm?org=&keywords=&projtype=&program=&state=HI" rel="nofollow">agressively going after more federal stimulus money to improve their network</a>. SIC even built a <a href="http://thekonablog.wordpress.com/2009/0 /31/sandwich-isles-communications-facing-questions-about-their-ownership and-affiliates-using-the-new-fiber-optic-network/" rel="nofollow">statewide submarine fiber-optic network to interconnect their terrestrial networks</a>. However the NECA denied SIC's request for USF subsidies to operate this fiber. Take a look at FCC docket # 09-133 Sandwich Isles has some powerful allies in Washington D.C. This why they qualified for low cost USDA RUS loans and USF subsidies

They are agressively going after more federal stimulus money to improve their network.

SIC even built a statewide submarine fiber-optic network to interconnect their terrestrial networks.

However the NECA denied SIC’s request for USF subsidies to operate this fiber. Take a look at FCC docket # 09-133

]]> By: The Hawaii DOT Should Withdraw Their Queen Kaahumanu Highway Appeal If The New RFP Process is Completed Before The Appeal Is Adjudicated « The Kona Blog http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 The Hawaii DOT Should Withdraw Their Queen Kaahumanu Highway Appeal If The New RFP Process is Completed Before The Appeal Is Adjudicated « The Kona Blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:57:27 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1216#comment-1527 [...] Digital Society blog had an interesting posting here regarding the enormous amount of universal service fund subsidies that are being doled out to [...] [...] Digital Society blog had an interesting posting here regarding the enormous amount of universal service fund subsidies that are being doled out to [...]

]]> By: Aaron Stene http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/11/americans-are-subsidizing-16834-phone-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Aaron Stene Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=1216#comment-1526 Sandwich Isles has had the benefit of having some <a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?9341371c-c4b7-4b47-8855-8279fefcf04c" rel="nofollow">very powerful allies in Washington</a>. This is why they are getting all this money. They attempted to <a href="http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/storie /2009/06/15/daily13.html" rel="nofollow">make a bid for bankrupt Hawaiian Telcom</a>. <a href="http://thekonablog.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/executive-summaries of-sandwich-isles-communications-hawaiian-telcom-federal-broadband stimulus-funding-requests-has-been-posted/" rel="nofollow">SIC has applied for federal broadband stimulus funding</a> to expand their network Lastly, SIC built a new submarine fiber-optic network here. However the <a>NECA has denied SIC's request to use USF funding to subsidize this network</a>. The FCC docket is #09-133 Sandwich Isles has had the benefit of having some very powerful allies in Washington. This is why they are getting all this money.

They attempted to make a bid for bankrupt Hawaiian Telcom.

SIC has applied for federal broadband stimulus funding to expand their network

Lastly, SIC built a new submarine fiber-optic network here. However the NECA has denied SIC’s request to use USF funding to subsidize this network. The FCC docket is #09-133

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