Cool. Any of them able to work with a small WISP that has a HUGE coverage zone? Much of which is too expensive to get to at this time....
Feel free to have a couple call me if they think there is a way to make this fly. I might not like the programs but I'm no fool either :-) Marlon (509) 982-2181 (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since 1999! [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.odessaoffice.com/wireless www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > 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! 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