Mac, I am with you. We need to be very aware but also plan and propose so that we are not spoken for in an ill way.
One thing that would really help here and on the paid side of things is to have clear goals, leadership, and direction. Quoting Mac Dearman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I say whoooa mule! > > I think before we jump the gun we ought to see what lies ahead of > us. If they plan on taxing the free spectrum it will have to be done at > the manufacturers level. There is no way to tax us per device and if we > are taxed "per user" - - - then we will just pass that on to the end > user. Ultimately all taxes will have to be passed down to the end user - > it always has been - - -it always will be. I dont mind paying the taxes, > its all that damn collecting and book keeping I hate. It seems that > Uncle Sams money always get intermingled with mine and then I try to > find ways to keep it :-) > > From what I have read earlier today its not a done deal ad > its just talk at this time. We do need to keep our ears to the ground > and our eyes open though and if we can lead the horse rather than eat > dust from the Cavalry ahead of us would be a choice place to be. > > Mac Dearman > Maximum Access, LLC > Authorized Barracuda Reseller > MikroTik RouterOS Certified > www.inetsouth.com > www.mac-tel.us (VoIP Sales) > www.RadioResponse.org (Katrina Relief) > 318.728.8600 > 318.728.9600 > 318.303.4227 > > > > > John Scrivner wrote: > > > How about if we propose to the Congress that they allow a per base > > station license to be paid annually for broadband use that gives first > > in rights to those who launch broadband in a given geography in the > > channel registered for each base station? Then everyone would have the > > ability to have access to spectrum with some rights to prevent > > interference and have something that investors could be comfortable > > with investing in. This would eliminate the spectrum class split we > > have now where some have rights of licensed use and others (like us) > > cannot play in the game without using spectrum with no spectrum rights > > (unlicensed). The government could have the revenues they demand which > > they normally get from auctions which I oppose due to the inability > > for smaller operators to have a chance to buy in. > > Just a thought. > > Scriv > > > > > > Rudy Worrell wrote: > > > >> Time to organize troops... Nuff said! > >> > >> Who's got lead? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Blair Davis > >> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 6:49 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; WISPA General List > >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Good news and bad news today > >> > >> Now we know why they want the 477 forms..... > >> > >> Brian Webster wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Well, it does not surprise me that the government has decided to tax > >>> the > >>> unlicensed spectrum. Today the Bush administration announced a plan > >>> to tax > >>> Wi-Fi and other unlicensed spectrum. It is not clear how they will > >>> do it > >>> > >> > >> yet > >> > >> > >>> but the process is in motion. That's the bad news, the good news is > >>> they > >>> reached agreement on the 5.4 GHz spectrum and that should become > >>> available > >>> once equipment gets certified. Check the RCR news site for the full > >>> > >> > >> stories. > >> > >> > >>> Oh well, I suspected that it would not last forever the truly free > >>> use of > >>> the spectrum. > >>> > >>> http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25545 > >>> http://www.rcrnews.com/news.cms?newsId=25539 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thank You, > >>> Brian Webster > >>> www.wirelessmapping.com > >>> Free World Dialup #481416 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
