Ok, since I sort of started this… I posted something similar on my personal Facebook page and corrected it later in the day. I didn’t really expect it to take on a life of it’s own.
The video of the house hearing is here: http://www.c-span.org/video/?323888-1/hearing-open-internet <http://www.c-span.org/video/?323888-1/hearing-open-internet> Mark > On Jan 21, 2015, at 10:30 PM, Brett A Mansfield > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there a link or anything to see the details? > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > > On Jan 21, 2015, at 6:02 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> >> This posted on the facebook page of Athena Broadband of TN today: >> >> Chairman Powell of the FCC plans to reclassify the Internet as a regulated >> utility on Feb 26th. The chairman has confirmed in a house hearing today >> that USF fees WILL apply to Internet service. The current USF collection >> rate is 16.8% and adjusts automatically depending on how much money the >> government spends. If the FCC does this everyone's bill is going up by at >> least 16.8%. Be on the lookout as we may need your help again supporting our >> cause in DC against these types of actions! >> >> >> Looks like i've confirmed most the points of this post: >> >> * Unless we REALLY make some noise, we are probably being reclassified as a >> utility (title II). Yuk >> * Folks screaming on the radio tonight (talk radio) - internet bills go up >> by 16.8%. >> >> Comments? How do we break this to our customers? When will it take effect? >> How do we stop it? >> Can we stop it? How will you answer customer questions about this? >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Members mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/members > <http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/members>
