On Jan 1, 2009, at 8:06 PM, Tom DeReggi wrote: > Actually, Not sure the Government has the right to define "broadband".
Any good contract defines for the purposes of the contract the terms that are used that don't have an obviously clear independent definition. The Government, if it's handing out money for "broadband" development, has the fiduciary duty to define its terms clearly, and its definitions may well differ from anyone else's. The definition is completely valid and legitimate for that purpose. The Government, in your example, is not creating a dictionary definition but a legitimate contractual definition. Yes, this is completely open to manipulation by lobbyists, and it's our duty to each other to try to make sure that it doesn't end up excluding us as a practical matter. Chuck > > Anyone check if anyone had a copyright, trademark, or Patent, on the > term > "broadband"? > Is Webster required to accept/print the definition sent to them from > the > Gov? > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > -------------- Chuck Bartosch Clarity Connect, Inc. 200 Pleasant Grove Road Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 257-8268 If all is not lost, where is it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
