Hey Marlon,
I like your point about the laptops, we really need to check and make
sure
it's outside of the USF charter. I think we definitely need more
stories of
how USF is not bringing tangible results to communities, where WISPS are
delivering service to those communities self funded.
Dustin
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 1:32 PM
To: WISPA General List
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund
Here's what I wrote up on USF. Several felt it's got some errors that
need
fixing.
Feel free to fix this, toss it and start over. Anything at all.
But right now, officially, we're doing NOTHING. And that must change
guys.
Someone needs to come up with a position paper for WISPA to work from.
Right now I've got some access to some in congress and I think we should
work with that!
laters,
Marlon
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John Scrivner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:25 AM
Subject: [WISPA] Universal Service Fund
Marlon has been asking us for a while to give him feedback on Universal
Service. We have not helped him as much as we should have. He asked for
input from the WISPA membership originally. I am asking everyone,
members
or not, if you can help. Marlon has been asked by a member of the House
Commerce Committee (One of his Reps in Washington) to help them
structure
legislation toward the re-working on the Universal Service Program.
Thoughts on the Hill are now leaning toward making it available to
multiple operators in a market and opening it to aid in broadband as
well
as telco.
The feeling from most WISPs is two things to date. Most think the
government should make Universal Service just go away. I share some of
that feeling myself. What should be known though is that government
rarely
makes things go away. They usually want a role. With that said we
need to
give them ideas on how to make this program help us in our goal to
bring
broadband into underserved and/or unserved areas.
To do this we need to understand what the program does, what was its
history, how it works and how it does not work. We need to develop a
strong strategy for dealing with Universal Service and offer a position
that legislators can feel good about and that helps show we are serious
about helping in legislative issues. I welcome feedback from anyone
with
information which can help us develop this position. We need to act
soon
as the legislature is wanting to do something now. Please help us
mold our
future through this important effort. Your thoughts and knowledge are
needed.
Input from anyone with knowledge of Universal Service would be
helpful at
this time. What we do not need is an argument that we should just tell
them to make it go away. We know that is what many of you want. In
lieu of
it going away we need to know how it can be made to help us.
Thank you,
Scriv
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