No - still worrying about that. Alex Phillips, as chair of WISPA’s FCC committee, has been working hard with several of the manufacturers and the FCC to come up with a compromise proposal that will satisfy the FCC. Cambium, Mimosa, Ubiquiti, and others have all been talking and I last I heard they were pretty close to a proposal they feel will satisfy the FCC and the FAA.
Mark > On Jan 22, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > So did all you folks stop worrying about the 5 GHz rules? They are already a > done deal, the end of new equipment authorization is coming soon, to be > followed by end of sale. > > Seems like this is as big an issue if not bigger than having to pay into USF > which, let's face it, we just turn around and add as a below-the-line charge > on customer bills. Customers have already proved they don't pay attention to > below-the-line charges, plus all the competition would be doing it as well. > The main downside I see is if they increase the size of the CAF fund and our > big competition gets even more subsidies to overbuild us. > > > -----Original Message----- From: Rory Conaway > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP > > You should change it to, "when required by corrupt, geriatric, ignorant, and > moronic government politicians". There is no question why Obama is pushing > this, he is an ideological idiot with absolutely no management or economic > skills. Add to that his feelings are hurt that the rest of the country is > now seeing him for the egomaniac immature child that he is. Wheeler is now > just trying to keep his job temporarily but I guarantee is trying to find a > way out of this that preserves his lobbying business. The second he can get > out, preserve his reputation, and probably not let his boss destroy the > country and his future/former clients any further economically than he > already has, including the 1200 new regulations taking effect now that will > cost at least $200B this year alone, he's gone. > > All I know is I didn't go far enough with my Tom Wheeler article. Obama > blindsided me on his need to destroy another industry and make government > bigger. > > Rory > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Prince > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 10:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] the future of being an ISP > > We have always had the disclaimer in our service agreement that it would > include taxes/surcharges if/when required by the government. Doesn't make it > taste any better, but it covers the reality. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 1/21/2015 6:23 PM, Seth Mattinen wrote: >> On 1/21/15 18:07, Rory Conaway wrote: >>> I think we need to tell every single customer why the rates went up. >>> There is another election in 2 years. >>> >> >> >> Your rates aren't going up. The explanation to the customer is simple: >> "the total bill is higher because the government added a new tax. The >> pre-tax price of service hasn't changed. We're not making any money >> off this, if anything it adds more overhead to collect it. If you're >> unhappy with this tax then call/write your representatives in congress." >> >> ~Seth > >
