I think if we include an additional raise as a tax (and i think we'd be required to have a seperate line item by law) it would be "digested" a little better. i'm trying to find out how real this is / could be / and then try to find out how long i have to warn my customers.
----- Original Message ----- From: John Woodfield To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:02 PM 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" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:58pm To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hardy, Tim Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:23 PM To: <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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?
