RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon
Unfortunately, issues of Native Americans and those that impact so many other Americans do not make the front pages of the newspapers. It's up to us to be that steady drumbeat, to look for ways we can work with others, to find small victories we can achieve, to work with legislators when possible. Keep up the good work Wanda. Fran Frances E. Roehm SkokieNet Librarian From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Wanda Jean Lord Sent: Sat 3/12/2005 3:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon Kevin and Valerie, Thank you both for sharing this info. I don't know that it is related or not - but it made me think about the situation in charitable giving in general as regards Native American 'issues' and inclusion. That over the last decades - funding to support Native American entities has never, to my knowledge, risen to even 1% of all grants made from foundations making grants over $10,000 on an annual basis. Reliable sources cite low averages ranging from 1/6 of 1% down to 1/20th of 1% of all foundation grants over $10,000 made annually. Even while Native people represent 1.4% of the population and according to the 2000 US Census 24% of this population lives at or below poverty level. I wonder why the actual charitable dollar support remains so low? On a hopeful note, I envision a day when it will be able to be said that average charitable grant making percentages match population percentages. Wanda ThreeHoops.com Visibility Resources for Tribal Nations, NA Businesses and Nonprofits 2011 Fall Hill Avenue - Fredericksburg VA 22041 - Tel: 540 371 4199 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K Wong (UVic) Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:49 PM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon Thank you Valerie for bringing this notice to the attention of the DDN. It is incredible that a small telco would be fined $20,000 for not publicizing to one reservation and yet Verizon would get admonished for ignoring eleven over three years. At least Qwest took the high road, paid $250,000, and promised to go to a few pow-wows sarcasm/. This slap on the wrist looks like it will do little to help Native communities get connected. I don't know why it is that Aboriginal or American Indian digital divide issues get ignored, even by experts, but I have my suspicions. I was at a meeting the other day with a group of educational technology gurus and assistive technology advocates. We discussed issues for about an hour before I finally brought up the fact that nobody had invited the local Aboriginal society for people with disabilities. This despite statistics that show lower SES indicators across the board for Aboriginal people and a disability rate 1.3-7.0 times the Canadian average (depending on which study you cite - they are all higher). Everyone there genuinely seemed surprised by those numbers. I got the feeling that had I not been there by some grace of the Creator, nobody would have cared. I am not convinced it is racism, perhaps benign neglect or, dare I say in academic circles, ignorance. I suppose I will just have to be there whenever I can to pipe up at opportune moments. Kelvin Wong Department of Computer Science University of Victoria My Blog on Aboriginal People and Technology http://nativetech.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valerie Fast Horse Sent: March 8, 2005 9:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon In Order DA 05-525, the Commission admonished Verizon for violating Section 214(e)(1)(B) and the rules by failing to publicize the availability of Lifeline or Link-Up services in a manner reasonably designed to reach those likely to qualify for the services. The Commission found that Verizon failed adequately to publicize Lifeline or Link-Up to low-income residents of 11 tribes in its service area for a period of approximately three years. http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-or der-admonishing-verizon.html http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-o rder-admonishing-verizon.html FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2005/DA-05-525A1.html Verizon Gets Slap on Wrist for Failing to Publicize Lifeline and Link-Up: http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 Lifeline Link-Up Outreach http://www.fcc.gov/eb/tcd/LLUO.html Valerie Fast Horse Director, IT Coeur d'Alene Tribe ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message
RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon
Thank you Valerie for bringing this notice to the attention of the DDN. It is incredible that a small telco would be fined $20,000 for not publicizing to one reservation and yet Verizon would get admonished for ignoring eleven over three years. At least Qwest took the high road, paid $250,000, and promised to go to a few pow-wows sarcasm/. This slap on the wrist looks like it will do little to help Native communities get connected. I don't know why it is that Aboriginal or American Indian digital divide issues get ignored, even by experts, but I have my suspicions. I was at a meeting the other day with a group of educational technology gurus and assistive technology advocates. We discussed issues for about an hour before I finally brought up the fact that nobody had invited the local Aboriginal society for people with disabilities. This despite statistics that show lower SES indicators across the board for Aboriginal people and a disability rate 1.3-7.0 times the Canadian average (depending on which study you cite - they are all higher). Everyone there genuinely seemed surprised by those numbers. I got the feeling that had I not been there by some grace of the Creator, nobody would have cared. I am not convinced it is racism, perhaps benign neglect or, dare I say in academic circles, ignorance. I suppose I will just have to be there whenever I can to pipe up at opportune moments. Kelvin Wong Department of Computer Science University of Victoria My Blog on Aboriginal People and Technology http://nativetech.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valerie Fast Horse Sent: March 8, 2005 9:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon In Order DA 05-525, the Commission admonished Verizon for violating Section 214(e)(1)(B) and the rules by failing to publicize the availability of Lifeline or Link-Up services in a manner reasonably designed to reach those likely to qualify for the services. The Commission found that Verizon failed adequately to publicize Lifeline or Link-Up to low-income residents of 11 tribes in its service area for a period of approximately three years. http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-or der-admonishing-verizon.html http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-o rder-admonishing-verizon.html FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2005/DA-05-525A1.html Verizon Gets Slap on Wrist for Failing to Publicize Lifeline and Link-Up: http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 Lifeline Link-Up Outreach http://www.fcc.gov/eb/tcd/LLUO.html Valerie Fast Horse Director, IT Coeur d'Alene Tribe ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon
Kevin and Valerie, Thank you both for sharing this info. I don't know that it is related or not - but it made me think about the situation in charitable giving in general as regards Native American 'issues' and inclusion. That over the last decades - funding to support Native American entities has never, to my knowledge, risen to even 1% of all grants made from foundations making grants over $10,000 on an annual basis. Reliable sources cite low averages ranging from 1/6 of 1% down to 1/20th of 1% of all foundation grants over $10,000 made annually. Even while Native people represent 1.4% of the population and according to the 2000 US Census 24% of this population lives at or below poverty level. I wonder why the actual charitable dollar support remains so low? On a hopeful note, I envision a day when it will be able to be said that average charitable grant making percentages match population percentages. Wanda ThreeHoops.com Visibility Resources for Tribal Nations, NA Businesses and Nonprofits 2011 Fall Hill Avenue - Fredericksburg VA 22041 - Tel: 540 371 4199 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K Wong (UVic) Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 3:49 PM To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon Thank you Valerie for bringing this notice to the attention of the DDN. It is incredible that a small telco would be fined $20,000 for not publicizing to one reservation and yet Verizon would get admonished for ignoring eleven over three years. At least Qwest took the high road, paid $250,000, and promised to go to a few pow-wows sarcasm/. This slap on the wrist looks like it will do little to help Native communities get connected. I don't know why it is that Aboriginal or American Indian digital divide issues get ignored, even by experts, but I have my suspicions. I was at a meeting the other day with a group of educational technology gurus and assistive technology advocates. We discussed issues for about an hour before I finally brought up the fact that nobody had invited the local Aboriginal society for people with disabilities. This despite statistics that show lower SES indicators across the board for Aboriginal people and a disability rate 1.3-7.0 times the Canadian average (depending on which study you cite - they are all higher). Everyone there genuinely seemed surprised by those numbers. I got the feeling that had I not been there by some grace of the Creator, nobody would have cared. I am not convinced it is racism, perhaps benign neglect or, dare I say in academic circles, ignorance. I suppose I will just have to be there whenever I can to pipe up at opportune moments. Kelvin Wong Department of Computer Science University of Victoria My Blog on Aboriginal People and Technology http://nativetech.blogspot.com/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valerie Fast Horse Sent: March 8, 2005 9:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DDN] Lifeline/Link-Up Violations - Order Admonishing Verizon In Order DA 05-525, the Commission admonished Verizon for violating Section 214(e)(1)(B) and the rules by failing to publicize the availability of Lifeline or Link-Up services in a manner reasonably designed to reach those likely to qualify for the services. The Commission found that Verizon failed adequately to publicize Lifeline or Link-Up to low-income residents of 11 tribes in its service area for a period of approximately three years. http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-or der-admonishing-verizon.html http://www.telecomlawblog.com/fcc-daily-455-lifelinelinkup-violations-o rder-admonishing-verizon.html FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2005/DA-05-525A1.html Verizon Gets Slap on Wrist for Failing to Publicize Lifeline and Link-Up: http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 http://www.bennetlaw.com/rss.php#article20 Lifeline Link-Up Outreach http://www.fcc.gov/eb/tcd/LLUO.html Valerie Fast Horse Director, IT Coeur d'Alene Tribe ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
