Last mile is a euphemism for: * Interconnects * Customer Support * Pole Access * Physical Plant * Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Perhaps if the FCC woul

Last mile is a euphemism for: * Interconnects * Customer Support * Pole Access * Physical Plant * Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) Perhaps if the FCC would designate more long-range friendly frequencies as unlicensed, perhaps with slightly higher power limits, you could eliminate a few of those items? Don't get me wrong -- there are many cooperatives very successfully running stable and competitive wireless mesh networks, but that model doesn't work very well in major metro areas, with lots of buildings, and very high-density users.