----- Original Message -----
From: "RickG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [isp-ceo] Universal Service Fund
On the bright side, it appears they are catching them. I wonder if the
funds get recovered from the perpetrators?
-RickG
On 7/27/07, Frank Muto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The USF is a cash cow for those in the land you are speaking of. If you
have
phone service, great... what more do you need? The Communications Act of
1934 stated that all people in the United States shall have access to
"rapid, efficient, nationwide . communications service with adequate
facilities at reasonable charges."
The Telcom Act of 1996 added E-rate for Rural Health Care, Schools and
Libraries, it did not extend it to the residential line or businesses.
Could
an agrument be made, of course. Since everyone with long-distance service
paid into the USF.
USF fraud shows just how much rural telcos can profit from the mismanaged
FCC overview, see
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/030705johnson.html
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2005/02/21/daily23.html
Frank Muto
President
FSM Marketing Group, Inc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Food for thought,
>
> Every phone line in America (or at least here in Embarq land) has
> attached
> in the Taxes and Surcharges section two Universal Service Funds - one
> state
> and one federal. Both are to "keep local service rates affordable to
> all
> and
> provides discounts to low income families" and on the federal side
> discounts
> to schools and libraries also.
>
> It seems to me that this fund was also suppose to "Leave no town
> behind"
> at
> least in service and features. DSL for example. It seems after all
> these
> years that we would be closer to achieving that goal but I'm not seeing
> it.
> In my area there are still "hundreds if not thousands" of small towns
> with
> basic dialup or satellite service.
>
> With DSL limited to 3000' or what ever the new magic number is that
> getting
> DSL to smaller towns will never happen. Same old problem. It's just not
> cost
> effective. But wasn't the Universal Service Fund suppose to help this?
>
> I know some of you are going to say those people that want DSL and
> don't
> have it should move to a town that does have it. And you may be right.
> It's
> usually a small farm town anyway.
>
> Just food for thought.
>
> Have a good weekend.
>
> Joe
>
>
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