holy cow, we just became a nationwide ISP. Im big time right now, Im gonna need to get a huge hat
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > It doesn't matter whose infrastructure it is. Whomever bills the end-user > claims the subscriber. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Steve Jones" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Monday, August 28, 2017 10:19:52 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] FCC Form 477 > > reselling a connection is legit for 477 purposes? We do that but i never > claimed it since its not our infrastructure. > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> Bob Telephone Company from Bob, Montana probably doesn't have any >> customers in Missouri. That sort of thing. >> >> As Cameron suggested, some is from billing address vs. installation >> address. Some is geocoding errors. Some is just crappy systems. Some might >> actually be that they are selling someone a T1 service way out of area. In >> that last case, it would be legit. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Monday, August 28, 2017 9:27:24 AM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] FCC Form 477 >> >> >> Maybe they resell something in that other location. If they're using a >> system (like Plat) which generates covered blocks based on where your >> customers are, then something you resell in another area would show up in >> the report. >> >> I'm wondering what the opinion is on partially covered blocks these >> days. If you cover a portion of a census block, do you claim it or not? I >> think many operators (including some large ones) are claiming coverage of >> any census block they touch. I've heard at least one claim that it's a >> defensive move to prevent people getting government funding to overbuild >> them. Incidentally, it also prevents *yourself *from getting government >> funding to build there so I'm thinking it isn't such a wise choice. >> >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Mike Hammett" <af...@ics-il.net> >> To: af@afmug.com >> Sent: 8/28/2017 9:36:02 AM >> Subject: [AFMUG] FCC Form 477 >> >> On your Federal Communications Commission Form 477, make sure your stated >> coverage is at least somewhat representative of what you actually cover. In >> doing some market research, I keep finding ISPs (not just WISPs) obviously >> based out of one or two towns in one state, but have claimed some census >> blocks in other states. This seems very much so an error in the filing and >> not an expansion network. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> >> >> > >
