That's wishful thinking, The harsh reality of DC and politics is something else altogether. When has any act of Congress or the FCC been a consumer benefit in the last 3 years???

And considering many of the WISPs don't want to particpate in federal filings, why would the feds want to let them particpate in funds that go to their staunches supporters?

And "clear benefit"? Clear to who? There are 500+ Congresspeople that don't understand whit one about anything to do with wireless, the Internet and telecom. Sprint and BellSouth are co-opting the wireless clear benefit by putting up there own
wireless - while drinking the Wimax punch.

Peter

Tom DeReggi wrote:


If you want USF money, you will have to start charging/collecting USF money.


Disagree. We already pay it on our downstreams any way.
Its about benefiting consumers not benefiting providers. USF helps get services to consumers. Giving part of the money to WISPs, help serve more consumers more efficiently so more consumers can be served. There is a clear benefit of allowing WISPs to receive funds, regardless of wether they pay in. The small miniscule amount a WISP would pay in today is next to nothing. Percentage of market owned by WISPs way less than .1%, to small to record.

Tom DeReggi

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