Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund & White Space

2006-04-22 Thread Peter R.
That's wishful thinking, The harsh reality of DC and politics is something else altogether. When has any act of Congress or the FCC been a consumer benefit in the last 3 years??? And considering many of the WISPs don't want to particpate in federal filings, why would the feds want to let them

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-22 Thread Peter R.
ess, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband - Original Message - From: "Anthony Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund First of all we should all understand that

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund & White Space

2006-04-21 Thread Tom DeReggi
If you want USF money, you will have to start charging/collecting USF money. Disagree. We already pay it on our downstreams any way. Its about benefiting consumers not benefiting providers. USF helps get services to consumers. Giving part of the money to WISPs, help serve more consumers more

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-21 Thread Tom DeReggi
gt; To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund First of all we should all understand that USF is not going anywhere. Our nation’s telecommunications network is too important. Second with the above understanding we should try

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund & White Space

2006-04-20 Thread Peter R.
These are just my thoughts, but they come from having taken a serious beating in DC over the last 18 months. Lesson One: FCC will protect the PSTN and the associated ILECs at all costs. Lesson Two: Tax monies are THE issue. Lesson Three: No Free Lunch. None. Period. Lesson Four: Politicians will

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-20 Thread Anthony Will
an" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:45 PM Subject: RE: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund Hey Marlon, I like your point about the laptops, we really need to check and make sure it's outside of the USF charter. I thin

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
esults to communities, where WISPS are delivering service to those communities self funded. Dustin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:32 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Un

RE: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread Dustin Jurman
unded. Dustin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:32 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund Here's what I wrote up on USF. Several felt it's

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread Blair Davis
I think the key is this: If we are going to be forced to pay into the fund, we must be able draw from the fund. However, as a small WISP, I really don't need any more paper work. I don't want it to go away, as I see the need out where it is 30 cable miles from the customer to the switch

Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
And I run my own wisp! 64.146.146.12 (net meeting) www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam - Original Message - From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: [WISPA] Universal Service Fu

[WISPA] Universal Service Fund

2006-04-17 Thread John Scrivner
Marlon has been asking us for a while to give him feedback on Universal Service. We have not helped him as much as we should have. He asked for input from the WISPA membership originally. I am asking everyone, members or not, if you can help. Marlon has been asked by a member of the House Comme