Wow, first time I ever saw this line.... so thanks for the text. partnerships among interested entities...that leaves it open to all. Unless, a bureaucrat wants to pull out this some other supporting documents....something additional that is all encompassing like our equal opportunity, filed and registered bla-blah-blah, on the government list...and now you have to do this and this and this. Sometimes it's even referred to on page 681...723...it often becomes a battle of words. That cost money and demands time. Do you know how difficult it is to teach a lawyer somethings a simple as what an IP address is.
Seen that happen before a lot ! Just saying.....however, you did prove your point that it's possible. Well done. Thank You Bob Evans CTO > Page 9-10 from the Connect America Fund (CAF) Report and Order on Rural > Broadband Experiments. I don't think this needs translation, but please > read carefully. > > *2.* > We concluded in the Tech Transitions Order that we would encourage > participation in > > the rural broadband experiments from a wide range of entitiesâincluding > competitive local exchange > carriers, electric utilities, fixed and mobile wireless providers, WISPs, > State and regional authorities, > Tribal governments, and partnerships among interested entities.49 > We were encouraged to see the > diversity in the expressions of interest submitted by interested parties. > Of the more than 1,000 > expressions of interest filed, almost half were from entities that are not > currently ETCs, including electric > utilities, WISPS, and agencies of state, county or local governments. > *22.* We remind entities that they need not be ETCs at the time they > initially submit their > formal proposals for funding through the rural broadband experiments, but > that they must obtain ETC > designation after being identified as winning bidders for the funding > award. > As stated in the Tech > Transitions Order, we expect entities to confirm their ETC status within > 90 > days of the public notice > announcing the winning bidders selected to receive funding.51 > Any winning bidder that fails to notify the > Bureau that it has obtained ETC designation within the 90 day timeframe > will be considered in default > and will not be eligible to receive funding for its proposed rural > broadband experiment. Any funding that > is forfeited in such a manner will not be redistributed to other > applicants. We conclude this is necessary > so that we can move forward with the experiments in a timely manner. > However, a waiver of this > deadline may be appropriate if a winning bidder is able to demonstrate > that > it has engaged in good faith to > obtain ETC designation, but has not received approval within the 90-day > timeframe.[52] > *23.* We sought comment in the Tech Transitions FNPRM on whether to adopt > a > presumption > that if a state fails to act on an ETC application from a selected > participant within a specified period of > time, the state lacks jurisdiction over the applicant, and the Commission > will address the ETC > application. Multiple commenters supported this proposal.54 > We now conclude that, for purposes of this experiment, if after 90 days a > state has failed to act on a pending ETC application, an entity may > request that the Commission designate it as an ETC, pursuant to section > 214(e)(6).55 > Although we are > confident that states share our desire to work cooperatively to advance > broadband, and we expect states to > expeditiously designate qualified entities that have expressed an interest > in providing voice and > broadband to consumers in price cap areas within their states, we also > recognize the need to adopt > measures that will provide a pathway to obtaining ETC designation in > situations where there is a lack of > action by the state. > ====== > 52 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.3. We expect entities selected for funding to > submit > their ETC applications to the relevant > jurisdiction as soon as possible after release of the public notice > announcing winning bids, and will presume an > entity to have shown good faith if it files its ETC application within 15 > days of release of the public notice. A > waiver of the 90-day deadline would be appropriate if, for example, if an > entity has an ETC application pending with > a state, and the stateâs next meeting at which it would consider the ETC > application will occur after the 90-day > window. > > > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Brett Glass <na...@brettglass.com> > wrote: > >> I'll just say that we've consulted legal counsel about what it would >> take >> to become an ETC, and it's simply too burdensome for us to consider. >> We'd >> need to become a telephone company, at the very time when old fashioned >> telephone service is becoming a thing of the past. (We enthusiastically >> support "over the top" VoIP so that we can help our customers get >> inexpensive >> telephone service without ourselves having to be a telephone company.) >> >> --Brett Glass >> >> >> At 07:53 PM 7/15/2014, Bob Evans wrote: >> >> I think your point needs to be explained. Because anything gnment is >>> riddled will large carrier benefiting. Look at the school discounts for >>> internet services...pretty much just for LECs. >>> Thank You >>> Bob Evans >>> CTO >>> >> >> > > > -- > Fletcher Kittredge > GWI > 8 Pomerleau Street > Biddeford, ME 04005-9457 > 207-602-1134 >