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Rick Harnish President OnlyInternet Broadband & Wireless, Inc. 260-827-2482 Office 260-307-4000 Cell 260-918-4340 VoIP www.oibw.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mario Pommier Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:47 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] WISPS DO have to file the 477 so what is the link to the form? I've seen links to instructions, and descriptions in the fcc website. Maybe my browser is hiding the actual form. thanks. Mario Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > Thanks Kris! > > For those that don't know him, Kris is a telecom attorney who's been a > HUGE friend to the WISP industry. > > http://www.lokt.net/ > > Laters, > 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) > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lists for LoKT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:26 AM > Subject: RE: FCC Digest, Vol 12, Issue 8 > > >> Yes, WISPs must fill out Form 477. Here is the link to the >> instructions for >> the form: http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form477/477instr.pdf >> In that form, the relevant part is below. And as an aside, sheesh, >> everybody >> should try to be a little nicer to each other. And that's coming from a >> lawyer even... >> >> . Facilities-based Providers of Broadband Connections to End User >> Locations: >> Entities that are facilities-based providers of broadband connections - >> which, for purposes of this information collection, are wired "lines" or >> wireless "channels" that enable the end user to receive information from >> and/or send information to the Internet at information transfer rates >> exceeding 200 kbps in at least one direction - must complete and file >> the >> applicable portions of this form for each state in which the entity >> provides >> one or more such connections to end user locations. >> >> For the purposes of Form 477, an entity is a "facilities-based" >> provider of >> broadband connections to end user locations if it owns the portion of >> the >> physical facility that terminates at the end user location, if it >> obtains >> unbundled network elements (UNEs), special access lines, or other leased >> facilities that terminate at the end user location and provisions/equips >> them as broadband, or if it provisions/equips a broadband wireless >> channel >> to the end user location over licensed or unlicensed spectrum. Such >> entities >> include incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers (LECs), cable >> system operators, fixed wireless service providers (including "wireless >> ISPs"), terrestrial and satellite mobile wireless service providers, >> MMDS >> providers, electric utilities, municipalities, and other entities. (Such >> entities do not include equipment suppliers unless the equipment >> supplier >> uses the equipment to provision a broadband connection that it offers >> to the >> public for sale. Such entities also do not include providers of fixed >> wireless services (e.g., "Wi-Fi" and other wireless ethernet,or wireless >> local area network, applications) that only enable local distribution >> and >> sharing of a premises broadband facility.) For such entities, the >> applicable >> portions of the form are: 1) the Cover Page; 2) Part I; 3) Part IV (if >> necessary); and the relevant portion(s) of Part V. >> >> Kris >> __________________________________ >> Kristopher E. Twomey >> Telecom/Internet Law and Regulatory Consulting >> 510 903-1304 >> www.lokt.net >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:00 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: FCC Digest, Vol 12, Issue 8 >> >> Send FCC mailing list submissions to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/fcc >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of FCC digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: [WISPA] FCC Form 477 Due March 1st (Marlon K. Schafer) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 20:24:50 -0800 >> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [WISPA FCC] Re: [WISPA] FCC Form 477 Due March 1st >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], FCC Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> isp-wireless@isp-wireless.com >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> It was 400 wisps last I heard. >> >> You HAVE to fill it out. Doesn't do anything for you to not fill it out >> anyway. >> >> On this note. I spent quite a bit of time on the phone with the 477 >> folks >> today (we're working with them on a solution for those that don't have >> excel). >> >> It turns out it's not unusual for third parties to file for you. You >> just >> have to sign a form saying that the info from the other party is >> accurate. >> Many small telcos have consultants or lawyers do it for them. >> >> Having said that, we'll send them in for anyone that doesn't want to >> take >> the time/can't figure it out/doesn't have the needed software. I'll >> have my >> >> gals ding your cc for $25 to cover their time. >> >> I think this is something that wispa could also do for folks. Anyone >> want >> to volunteer their time for this? I can help you figure out how to >> fill out >> >> the forms for others. It'll take a bit the first time or two but >> after that >> >> it shouldn't be too hard. >> >> Thoughts? >> marlon >> >> ******************************** >> > --- [This e-mail was scanned for viruses by Webjogger's AntiVirus Protection System] -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
