I would like to know how to get these too. I talked to the RUS and they told me that since a telco coop was already receiving RUS funding in my area, that I could not apply.
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "D. Ryan Spott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:55:45 -0700 >Sorry to hijack this thread... > >Has anyone on this list ever received a RUS grant? > >Care to contact me off list please? > >Thanks! > >ryan > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Travis Johnson >Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:54 PM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] BLM fees > >So how do I apply for this status? Anyone have a quick link? > >Travis >Microserv > >Forrest W. Christian wrote: >> Travis Johnson wrote: >> >>> They are now doing "audits" on all of the towers in our area >>> (Southeast Idaho) and trying to put us in the cell phone category for >>> fees. >> >> You are *NOT* in the cell phone category for fees. >> >> In fact, you are most likely fee Exempt. See >> http://www.blm.gov/nhp/news/regulatory/2800-Final/2800f.html , >> especially those parts referring to "RUS" or "REA". >> >> Some interesting quotes from this document... >> >> "``Rights-of-way shall be granted, issued, or renewed, without rental >> fees, for electric or telephone facilities eligible for financing >> pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, >> determined without regard to any application requirement under that >> Act or any extensions from such facilities.'' Congress made this >> change to exempt from rent those rights-of-way for electric or >> telephone facilities eligible for REA financing, but not financed >> through REA. >> Therefore, it is the eligibility of the facilities, rather than the >> eligibility of the owner or operator of the facilities, that is the >> focus of amended section 504(g). If electric or telephone facilities >> within a right-of-way are financed by REA, or are eligible for such >> financing, the right-of-way qualifies for a rent exemption. Thus, large >> utilities and rural cooperatives alike are eligible for rent >> exemptions if the facilities that they build are REA eligible. >> Previous regulations did not reflect the 1996 changes to the statute >> and final paragraph (d) of this section implements current statutory >> authority." >> >> -and- >> >> "Under those provisions, telephone service ``shall be deemed to mean >> any communication service for the transmission or reception of voice, >> data, sounds, signals, pictures, writing, or signs of all kinds by >> wire, fiber, radio, light, or other visual or electromagnetic means, >> and shall include all telephone lines, facilities, or systems used in >> the rendition of such service; but shall not be deemed to mean message >> telegram service or community antenna television system services or >> facilities other than those intended exclusively for educational >> purposes, or radio broadcasting services or facilities within the >> meaning of section 3(o) of the Communications Act of 1934, as >> amended.'' Rural area ``shall be deemed to mean any area of the United >> States not included within the boundaries of any incorporated or >> unincorporated city, village, or borough having a population in excess >> of 5000 inhabitants.'' >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >> >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Dial-Up Internet service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $9.99/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
