Universal Service Reform and Universal Broadband: http://www.benton.org/node/8969
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Cliff LeBoeuf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:07:12 -0500 >Chuck..."WE" may not cross subsidize, but I bet it would be hard convince >all of us that "others" don't. > > > > >On 10/9/08 11:35 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> We are still forbidden to cross subsidize. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Scottie Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >> >> >>> The FCC had it right with the Computer Inquiries Acts several years ago. >>> The telco and ISP functions had to be seperate entities and their could be >>> no cross subsidization. Somewhere along the time that ISP's and internet >>> became big buisness, all that went to heck in a hand basket. >>> >>> Scottie >>> >>> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:57:59 -0700 >>> >>>> Just because the government will pay for it in no way makes it a good idea >>>> :-). >>>> >>>> Chuck is good at working the system as it exists for his industry. I >>>> can't >>>> fault him (too much) for that. I wish I were in a similar situation. >>>> >>>> My frustration isn't that USF exists as much as it is that USF is being >>>> used >>>> to give my competitor a government backed competitive advantage. A huge >>>> one >>>> at that. >>>> marlon >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Blake Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:33 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >>>> >>>> >>>>> Chucks business knowledge has proven to be right on so far, >>>>> I suspect you don't have a clue about the situation and therefore >>>>> posted mindless babble.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Don't take your organs to heaven, >>>>> heaven knows we need them down here! >>>>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:23 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> If you are running a hundred miles of fiber for 30 people you are not >>>>>> right in the head....... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> ----- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>>>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> ----- >>>>> >>>>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>>>> >>>>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>>>> >>>>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> ---- >>>> WISPA Wants You! 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