Ok... well... example. part 15 of the FCC rules. This is "written" rules. They don't change without a bunch of public notices, meetings, NPRM's, etc.
The FCC can change it's mind about... say, whether we are subject to USF fees. This isn't codified as rules. They simply announce the change. Rules are harder to change than the FCC's opinion about something. You might even get favorable opinions from the FCC on a rules change, but it still doesn't happen. I really don't think anything different about the FCC than I do the whole of the federal government in general... It overreaches, it has exceeded its boundaries, it is highly disconnected from everyday life, and far too influnced by highly funded lobbyists. Aside from that, I dunno what's mysterious here. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Herrmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: RE: Regulators: Fickle or Not WAS: RE: [WISPA] was School WiFi ,about technical values. > Well, I still can't follow you. Of course you don't particularly wish to > argue it; you can't seem to answer my question about your true feelings > regarding the FCC, and I guess now to include all regulatory agencies. > > The things they decide on "opinion" are not written down? And the things > they write down are not "opinion"? > > Confused, > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 4:54 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: Regulators: Fickle or Not WAS: RE: [WISPA] was School WiFi , > about technical values. > > Well, exactly what I said. I don't know how to restate it, and don't > particularly wish to argue it.. .It's just that the people of the FCC, ergo > the things it decides by "opinion" change often, often with just > administration changes or elections, or sometimes just pressure by other > agencies. This is characteristically indistinguishable from the EPA, OSHA, > FBI, BATF, and whatever other alphabet soup of regulatory agencies whose > "opinion" stances change with the winds of politics. > > On hte other hand, changing printed rules and regulations requires a lot of > work and time and effort, not something political types tend to undertake > very often. Adding new, when it's expedient to get some press, is far more > common than revisiting the old and obsolete and starting over to improve and > update. > > Or, in other words... Nothing really, other than just observed human nature > in action. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick Herrmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:17 PM > Subject: RE: Regulators: Fickle or Not WAS: RE: [WISPA] was School WiFi > ,about technical values. > > > > Mark- > > > > No, I am just asking about your true opinion of the regulators - the FCC - > > which is the subject of both of your statements. Or are you somehow > > referring to two different sets of rule-setting fruits? > > > > In the first, you suggest that they have ever-changing and "obviously > > subject to whatever breeze blows through DC." > > > > In the second, you seem to think they are rigid in their ways, that "They > > don't like changing > > them... they resist that, because it's untidy". > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Mark Koskenmaki > > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:07 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: Regulators: Fickle or Not WAS: RE: [WISPA] was School WiFi , > > about technical values. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick Herrmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 12:20 PM > > Subject: Regulators: Fickle or Not WAS: RE: [WISPA] was School WiFi ,about > > technical values. > > > > > > > Mark- > > > > > > Which is it? > > > > > > Quote 1: > > > > > > Shaky is the term I used, because this classification isn't law, just > FCC > > > opinion. That's obviously subject to whatever breeze blows through DC. > > > Now that there is no longer consistency in all matters, the defense > > against > > > > > > Quote 2: > > > > > > kinda doubt it's going to happen. At least not soon, regulators are > > > notorious for not liking change, since it makes things less tidy for > them. > > > > Rick, we're talking about apples and oranges here. Quote 1 is "opinion". > > It is the FCC's opinion that we're subject to CALEA. At one time, they > had > > the opposite opinion. Their opinion is all that keeps us from being > fully > > regulated and untaxed like the phone companies are. Now that they have > > inconsistency in that classification, pressure to change others is much > > more effective. > > > > Quote 2 is about published and established rules. They don't like > changing > > them... they resist that, because it's untidy. Every rule change has > > unintended consequences, and government never likes unknowns. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > -- > > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
