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Regards, Cameron On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:50 PM, Fred Goldstein <fgoldst...@ionary.com>wrote: > At 7/28/2010 12:59 PM, you wrote: > > *- would reduce or deny support to wireline incumbents in areas where at > least 75% of households can receive voice and broadband from a competitive > provider that does not receive support > * > Ø Now the way I read the above statement is that if a WISP covers 75% of a > current USF recipients service area, there will no longer be eligibility to > receive USF funds. Remember if they have broadband they also have access to > many VOIP providers even if you do not provide VOIP services. Vonage and > Skype come to mind, not to mention cellular coverage. *This would be a > huge factor in leveling the playing field for WISP’s in rural markets! > * > That is the way I see it too! > > > I don't. See page 22 of the bill (scanned version only on line, alas; > emphasis added): > > "...the Commission determines that at least 75% of the households can > purchase **wireline** voice service and **wired** high-speed broadband > service from an unsupported, facilities-based, non-incumbent provider..." > > There's also a reference further down (p24) to "voice service of standard > quality". That rules out Skype or any non-QoS-enabled VoIP platform, or any > non-PSTN non-E.164 service. If this were the only issue though, it would be > easy enough to provide a technical fix. > > The rule appears aimed at cable. If there is unsubsidized PacketCable > telephony, then why should the FCC subsidize ILECs? > > There's also support in the bill for "mobile wireless" providers. Over the > past decade, CMRS carriers have been the largest (by far) competitive ETCs. > Current FCC plans phase this out. The largest recipients are AT&T and > Verizon, the latter via its Alltel / Western Wireless purchase. The Boucher > (D-Verizon) bill instead allows CMRSs to bid to become the supported mobile > carrier in a given area. > > There are various other goodies (if you're Verizon) in the bill, including > an order that the FCC complete intercarrier compensation reform within a > year (it has been an open docket since April, 2001, and each Commission > seems to want to pass the ball to its successor rather than do anything). > And section 303 apparently bans access revenue sharing, so the free > conference call industry goes out of business. I guess we'll all have to > move our conference calls to the Internet. This is a real pain, but VZ, ATT > and Sprint don't want to pay the teensy bit that it costs them (though it > helps encourage the sale of overpriced flat-rate usage plans). > > The bill adds USF taxes to WISPs and basically prohibits them from > receiving anything. This is consistent with the FCC's current "pay for the > bullet" proposal. Such a deal! > > -- > Fred Goldstein k1io fgoldstein "at" ionary.com > ionary Consulting http://www.ionary.com/ > +1 617 795 2701 > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ >
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