Nope, but I know plenty of consultants. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 9:53 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!!
> Splitting hairs Chuck. > > If it's government mandated collections it's a tax. If it's government > mandated expenditure it's a subsidy. grin > > I'm not saying it doesn't have it's place. Heck I'd love to get what > Century Tel gets out here! If I could find a way to do so I'd do what I > could to get in front of that revenue stream. > > Do you consult on such things? > > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:29 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > > >> Hold your horses there Marlon... the government pays... the government >> pays >> for USF??? >> No, it is industry supported. 100% of the revenue comes from >> telecommunications companies and is returned to telecommunications >> companies. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:57 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >> >> >>> 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" <[email protected]> >>> 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" <[email protected]> >>>> 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: [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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
