I think this will hurt the middle class the most. I bet if we get enough people to bitch about it the government will have to back off.
Thank you, Brett A Mansfield > On Jan 21, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Rory Conaway <r...@triadwireless.net> wrote: > > I think we need to tell every single customer why the rates went up. There > is another election in 2 years. > > Rory > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of John Woodfield > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:02 PM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP > > If this happens it is really going to suck. We just raised our rates for the > first time in 5 years. I can't imagine what it will be like to raise them > again in the foreseeable future. > > > > John Woodfield Delmarva WiFi http://www.delmarvawifi.com cell (410) 708-1937 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Sterling Jacobson" <sterl...@avative.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:58pm > To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP > > Well, if it’s one, it’s all, so at least some of the competition will also > use it as an excuse to raise rates. > > > > From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:23 PM > To: <af@afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP > > Chairman Powell? Not for the last 6 years... > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 21, 2015, at 8:02 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller <par...@cyberbroadband.net> > wrote: > > > This posted on the facebook page of Athena Broadband of TN today: > > Chairman Powell of the FCC plans to reclassify the Internet as a regulated > utility on Feb 26th. The chairman has confirmed in a house hearing today that > USF fees WILL apply to Internet service. The current USF collection rate is > 16.8% and adjusts automatically depending on how much money the government > spends. If the FCC does this everyone's bill is going up by at least 16.8%. > Be on the lookout as we may need your help again supporting our cause in DC > against these types of actions! > > > Looks like i've confirmed most the points of this post: > > * Unless we REALLY make some noise, we are probably being reclassified as a > utility (title II). Yuk > * Folks screaming on the radio tonight (talk radio) - internet bills go up > by 16.8%. > > Comments? How do we break this to our customers? When will it take effect? > How do we stop it? > Can we stop it? How will you answer customer questions about this? > >
