ROW would make my day. ----- Original Message ----- From: Josh Reynolds To: [email protected] ; Rory Conaway Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP
If we get access to wholesale bandwidth as well as access to the USF checkbook and ROW, I'm not super worried about this. On January 21, 2015 5:07:36 PM AKST, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodfield Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:02 PM To: [email protected] 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? -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
