I thought I'd take a few minutes to comment on the USF and other attempts to tax VoIP as if it were a fresh new source of tax revenue for Democrats everywhere. Of course just like the last draft from a congressional staffer re-writing the Telecom act of 1996 (over 300 pages) this FCC document is 30 pages. More light reading over a long beer tonight, why do these lawyers continue to get paid by the word so they produce ridiculously long documents that say the same thing over and over but leave ambiguity so they don't have to define a clear role.
My USF comments will summarize that this fund being used for so much more than rural deployment should be cut back to it's original use but if we have to fund it then we get a piece of it when we deploy into the Rural Areas ourselves. Beyond that concession we should be receiving credits for moving broadband into rural areas including exemption from the USF for saving their ridiculous subsidizing as we bring VoIP into those previously funded areas. This would save the need for them to subsidize anything. Forbes Mercy Washington Broadband, Inc. Ps. I keep getting the moderator must approve, I'm not a member. Gee really? -----Original Message----- From: Marlon K. Schafer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 7:16 PM To: Conversations over a new WISP Trade Organization Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WISPA] Re: [WISPA FCC] USF fund issues Did anyone ever take this issue on? We have only about 2 more weeks to make comments. marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Conversations over a new WISP Trade Organization" <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 9:17 AM Subject: [WISPA FCC] USF fund issues > Hi All, > > I assume we'll want to file on this issue.... > > http://www.broadbandwirelessreports.com/pressreleases/files/DOC-262639A1 .pdf > > Here's the actual nprm > > http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-205A1.pdf > > If anyone really understands the ins and outs of this, please speak up. > I'd ask Kris Twoomey but I don't have his addy on my laptop. Can someone > please forward? > > thanks, > marlon > > _______________________________________________ > FCC mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/fcc > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
