What if I NEED a connection that is 6Mbit up and 6Mbit down and have 10 computers and plan to use 94% of my connection constantly?
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:01 PM, MDK <[email protected]> wrote: > After long debate, it has been determined that the reason the US lags behind > other countries is that it costs too much, and people need help... so, > here's the new solution. > > Introducing Federal NetCare, the program to make broadband available to > everyone. > > Here's how it works: There's a simple, 4 page application process, where > you list your internet usage, your computer ownership, your current > broadband (or lack of), and the need in your household for broadband. > > When you sign up, the application is free, and when you get your letter of > acceptance from the NetCare administration, you can then obtain broadband > for a small, set fee. While the fee may vary according to how many > computers and your apparent need for broadband, it will not be more than $6 > per month, nor less than $2. Once you enroll, you may then take your > NetCare enrollment ID to any participating internet service provider, who > will provide you service. > > ISP's, this is a wonderful opportunity for you. Here's a chance to gain a > dramatic increase in the number of customers, by advertising that you accept > NetCare. > > Enrollment is quite simple. Provide 4 years of tax filings, and a > complete audit of the costs of your operation using GAAP. Or, enroll for > NetCare Express. If you choose NetCare Express, your cost of providing > service will be estimated according to regional averages and you will be > compensated 60% of the estimated costs of providing broadband up to 40% of > your published rates. In no case will this be greater than 40% of your > retail price. If you choose standard NetCare enrollment, you will be > compensated according to your actual costs by multiplying your costs by a > sliding scale of .3 to .7, depending on the profitability of your company, > whether you hire veterans, and whether you use SEIU wage and benefit scale > for your employees. If your company has an overall profitability greater > than 5% of gross receipts, if you do not pay union scale to your employees > and have no veterans on staff, and have a low percentage of employees with a > Bachelor's degree or higher, your maximum reimbursement will be 30% of your > costs. Each item of compliance raises your reimbursement percentage by > 10 percent. > > Enrollment in NetCare is currently optional, but if the rate of broadband > acceptance by consumers doesn't reach the target goal of 90% set by Congress > in 2 years, NetCare enrollment will be forced on all internet service > providers. Refusing to provide services to NetCare enrollees will result > in fines and civil actions against your company, amounting to $10,000 / day. > > The FCC released a statement today saying "This will revolutionize our > economy. No longer is broadband out of reach for anyone. By creating a > public - private partnership, and careful group purchase of services with > it's accompanying discounts, we have broken the broadband barrier, > broadband is now available to all, at rates that everyone can afford. > > ( Please note, resemblance to Medicare, Medicaid, and assorted other > government run medical services is totally intentional, and hopefully the > readers will be smart enough to start thinking about the abject folly of > attempting universal coverage by enforced discounts... Written in terms any > ISP can understand, even if they've never bothered to be analytical before.) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
