In all honesty, it's turned into quite a scam hasn't it. About is rampant from what I see. marlon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
