It is a cost recovery mechanism. I got audited by USAC this year to prove that the USF we receive is to cover the costs of providing the service. But think how expensive it is to run a hundred miles of fiber and put in a class 5 switch to serve 30 or 50 customers.
You are right, I do love USF!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 8:29 PM Subject: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > Just had a dilup customer quit. She went to DSL. > > $14.95 for internet and $14.95 for phone line. $29.90 for both! This was > NOT an introductory rate. Good for life. She called to double check that > after we warned her. > > Depending on who you listen to Century Tel gets $60 to $109 per month in > subsidies out here. Per phone line. > > Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't USF supposed to be a cost recovery > mechanism????? If the telco can drop their drawers that far down it seems > to me that USF has been kicking in a bit too much of late. > > The older I get the more I hate my government and what it's doing to us! > marlon > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
