Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund White Space

[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 particpate in funds that go 
to their staunches supporters?


And clear benefit? Clear to who? There are 500+ Congresspeople that 
don't understand whit one about anything to do with wireless, the 
Internet and telecom. Sprint and BellSouth are co-opting the wireless 
clear benefit by putting up there own

wireless - while drinking the Wimax punch.

Peter

Tom DeReggi wrote:



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 
efficiently so more consumers can be served.
There is a clear benefit of allowing WISPs to receive funds, 
regardless of wether they pay in. The small miniscule amount a WISP 
would pay in today is next to nothing. Percentage of market owned by 
WISPs way less than .1%, to small to record.


Tom DeReggi


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Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund White Space

[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 say one thing and do the opposite. Always 
figure out where their bread is buttered.


That said: You want white space. You want more Unlicensed Spectrum. You 
want USF funds. You want E-rate monies.


Okay. What are you willing to sacrifice in return?

USF is a white cow for people such as Sen. Stevens.

If you want USF money, you will have to start charging/collecting USF money.
If you want E-Rate, learn the system, get a SPIN number, suck up to the 
Board of Education, and get some E-Rate projects.  (You won't win it 
with the lowest bid alone. No one wants to change the status quo).
If you want more unlicensed spectrum, what will you do for the FCC or 
the PSTN or the SYSTEM?


This list complained loudly and publicly about filling out the required 
Broadband subscriber forms.

What will you do when you are filling out 499/499a forms?
What about when you have to make your USF payments on a timely, 
quarterly basis, but the system won't accept payments under $1000?

(Plus that 11% fee will not help your lowest price system of selling).

That's my 2 cents. Be careful out there. They eat their young.

Regards,

Peter
RAD-INFO, Inc.



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