In reviewing the NPRM, (FCC 05-205: CC 96-45 - WC 05-337), I found 40 "we seek" comment requests. This NPRM is as expected, a complex issue and will take some distilling to comment on the most important issues that would be of relevance.
Frank Muto Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA Telecom Summit Ad Hoc Committee http://gigabytemarch.blog.com/ www.wbia.us ----- Original Message ----- From: "Forbes Mercy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
