The USF is solvent, it not supported by tax dollars and does its job in getting phone service to every last barn and sagebrush that needs it. I would say it works better than the mortgage banking industry, social security or the national budget...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
