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/
