NO, unless we trade support for support back. This is a bill to promote
Rapid TELCO expansion. Consumer Choice meaning, Choice to use Verizon
instead of Cable Franchise.
The question is, do WISPs consider the cable industry or ILEC industry a
bigger competitor? Making ILECs a stronger competitor does not make Cable
companies a lesser competitor to us.
The question is, will the senators consider adding text to support WISPs, so
that Consumer Choice is really a consumer choice bill?
My opinion is, the longer it takes ILECs to build out their fiber to the
home, the better off WISPs are to gain market share. ILEC fiber buildout is
cost effective only as a tripple play in my mind. Helping ILECS provide
video, I don't see as very smart.
However, these rules could be beneficial to CLECs and ISPs, so that they can
build out their own network also offering the tripple play in competition
with ILECs and Cable Companies, using the rules of the bill.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Cc: "Kristopher Twomey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ensign/McCain Broadband Investment & Consumer Choice
Act:Senate Bill S.1504
Hmmmmm.
Kris, know anything about this? Is this something that wispa should stand
behind?
Marlon
(509) 982-2181 Equipment sales
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services
42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp!
64.146.146.12 (net meeting)
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From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:15 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Ensign/McCain Broadband Investment & Consumer Choice Act:
Senate Bill S.1504
Ensign/McCain Broadband Investment & Consumer Choice Act: Senate Bill
S.1504
On July 27 Senators John Ensign and John McCain introduced S. 1504, the
Ensign/McCain Broadband Investment and Consumer Choice Act, which among
other things, abolishes cable franchising; reduces cable franchise fees
(perhaps substantially); apparently (we say apparently because the bill
is not entirely clear on these points) grants video providers the right
to use public rights of way in perpetuity; apparently abolishes all
zoning of cellular towers; apparently abolishes telephone franchises
and fees; and attempts to prevent governments from providing the public
with communications service. Senate Bill S.1504 is available here; a
summary is available here and Sen John Ensign's floor remarks are
available here.
<http://www.varnumlaw.com/services/cable/telephone_entry.php> (See web
site for full review and links.)
(Draft legislation is at:)
<http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/News/09152005_staff_disc.pdf>
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