Well it is certainly concerning that they are calling a WISP with fewer than 300 customers and threatening fines. I'd be curious to know how many other wisps have been called. BTW, we still have the free 477 CSV generator available on our site if anyone needs to file.
Cameron On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Harold Bledsoe <hbledso...@gmail.com>wrote: > Their ability to fine an entity is covered by Title 47, Chapter 5, Section > 502: > > > http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVE&FILE=$$xa$$busc47.wais&start=1559935&SIZE=1041&TYPE=TEXT > > -Hal > > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Tom DeReggi <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net> > wrote: > > FCC regulation made it "mandatory" to report. Its not optionional. > > They limited reporting detail to a level that they felt would not > compromise > > other privacy or confidenciality or competition laws. > > > > With that said... > > I personally feel that the FCC is on legally weak grounds to force WISPs > to > > provide such data, for a number of reasons. > > If I got a fine, I'd go to court to fight it, before I'd pay it. > However, > > if the FCC took the time to make the cortesy call, the party in violation > is > > on the radar, and it would sure be much easier for the party to just > report > > the data, after they got that call. > > > > I dont think the FCC has ever fined anyone or audited the data reported. > I > > dont think it would go over very well if they did. > > But I surely dont think its worth the risk to test them. They have the > > authority to impose the fine on ISPs and WISPs for not filing. > > (unless over turned faught in court) > > > > Tom DeReggi > > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Brian Webster > > To: 'WISPA General List' > > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 1:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC477 fines? > > > > I believe it has been that way all along, they just never enforced it. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > Brian Webster > > > > www.wirelessmapping.com > > > > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > > > > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of Cameron Crum > > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 12:57 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: [WISPA] FCC477 fines? > > > > > > > > One of our customers got a call today from the FCC. The FCC > representative > > on the other end told him that he had missed the deadline for filing his > 477 > > form and that this was a courtesy call. If he did not get his filing in > > soon, he would be subject to a fine. Well it was easy enough to rectify > with > > our software for him, but I'm curious as to when this became a finable > > offense. Does anyone know? We called and questioned the FCC rep who > > threatened our customer and he told us it was the law, although he was > > unable to tell us when the "law" went into effect, or which piece of > > legislation made it law and a finable offense. Can you really be fined > for > > this now? Any of you lurking lawyers out there know? I'd be curious to > know. > > > > Regards, > > > > Cameron > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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/ > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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/ > > > > > > -- > Harold Bledsoe > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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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