The USF is not and was not and never will be a public subsidy. It is a
replacement for money that was taken away from the ILECS. Some of that
money was originally the AT&T "line haul" settlements and forced Ma Bell to
give the little guys a piece of the long distance revenue that originated or
terminated on their system. USF also replaced long distance revenue
intrastate that was forced by the various state regulatory bodies.
So, everyone got super cheap long distance, lots of long distance choices,
but paid USF. Hardly a subsidy.
Moreover USF is a user FEE paid by the USERS of the PSTN.
It is not public money, it is not a tax. If you don't use the PSTN you
don't pay into the fund.
What is more - public money - tax money - was never used to build the PSTN
as is frequently erroneously cited.
Yes, the REA, later named the RUS loaned public money to utilities, but
quickly became a profit center for the US Guvmnt.
Just the way some of you have SBA loans.
What really made the telecommunications infrastructure great in the county
was the cold war.
The Guvmnt dumped bazillions of dollars into AT&T to attempt to create a
nuclear war proof long distance network.
But this was straight up defense contracting, not subsidy. Just a company
with the right product at the right time.
I have been in this industry pre-divestiture. I watched the whole thing
evolve.
And I watch the WISPs come from zero to the current state complaining the
whole time of the inherent advantages of the incumbent.
Sour Grapes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Faisal Imtiaz
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 5:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end
But really, would Wal-Mart be happy about giving up some prime shelf space
for some dollar store product?
Well here is the Rub on this.... if you take Wal-Mart for example, on one
hand they have a very successful business model, and offer savings and
convenience, on the other hand they are also responsible (contribution) for
decimating small businesses and small mfg in this country ( I am not say
that they were the only factor).
The question becomes, though which lens do you want to review Wal-Mart from
?
You cannot have it both ways... :)
Besides, Wal-Mart did not build their stores with public subsides.. (cough
cough.... USF funds as an example ).
It was like Obamacare, some elements looked good on paper.
I have my own opinion on this... I don't understand why everyone keep
harping on Obamacare....without even batting any eye on the un-checked greed
that allows for the Cost of Healtcare to be set with no limits in
(It is a F***ing insurance policy to pay the Health Care tab....Call it what
ever care you want.. it will keep going up as long as the Cost of Health
care goes unchecked...... I challenge you to give it some thought and then
tell me Under the current health care system (not taking about
insurance)..who has the incentive for being economically conscious and
frugal for the sake of all parties involved......NO Body !!! it is is
everyone's personal benefit to charge and collect as much as they can, no
questions asked ! ! ....)
Faisal Imtiaz
Snappy Internet & Telecom
7266 SW 48 Street
Miami, FL 33155
Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232
Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 3:09:26 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] T-Tommy Wheeler staying corrupt to the very end
CLECs were never really able to make any decent money from the get go. By
design in my opinion.
But really, would Wal-Mart be happy about giving up some prime shelf space
for some dollar store product?
It was like Obamacare, some elements looked good on paper.
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