Re: [gaia] draft-irtf-gaia-alternative-network-deployments. Mitar review, question #3. Typical scenarios

Mitar <mmitar@gmail.com> Thu, 14 April 2016 04:37 UTC

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Subject: Re: [gaia] draft-irtf-gaia-alternative-network-deployments. Mitar review, question #3. Typical scenarios
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Hi!

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 8:10 PM, Eric A. BREWER <brewer@berkeley.edu> wrote:
> The important point really is the population density more than anything
> else.

+1

Yes. Because in low density areas there is less commercial interest
and alternative networks can then step in.

> I might not fit, but I think the rural definition is actually very important
> for another reason --- we need a good one for policy makers.  In particular,
> we want policies that help rural networks, but the US definition at least
> has hurt things.  In particular, FCC has options for secondary licenses for
> under-served areas, but the areas are census blocks, which are bad proxy for
> rural. The consequence is that carriers cover tiny part of a mostly rural
> block, and then the whole block counts as covered.
>
> We want to encourage the idea that blocks with low population density are
> the important policy-relevant idea of "rural" and those boundaries should
> mostly avoid mixing urban and rural areas.  Having smaller blocks might be
> enough, but even so, the reasoning should be explicit.

+1


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