Today ' s show features guest Scott Stevens with Keenwire. Keenwire is an ISP consulting firm that has helped ISP ' s raise capital for expansion through government grants and loans. Scott has been in the trenches as a WISP. Never at rest, Scott ' s consulting firm, Keenwire created business plans and designed networks resulting in $85M in BIP and BTOP stimulus awards. And simultaneously Scott has continued to work policy issues in Washington D.C. since 2002 through relationships with the FCC, USDA, NTIA and various senators and members of congress; assisting in policy guidance within USF reform, and issues of rural broadband and spectrum. Scott speaks at various conferences across the US and was featured last week in an NTIA " broadband best practices " webinar, and just last month was able to get a $100k grant for broadband planning for tribes in Washington State