Splitting hairs Chuck. If it's government mandated collections it's a tax. If it's government mandated expenditure it's a subsidy. grin
I'm not saying it doesn't have it's place. Heck I'd love to get what Century Tel gets out here! If I could find a way to do so I'd do what I could to get in front of that revenue stream. Do you consult on such things? marlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > Hold your horses there Marlon... the government pays... the government > pays > for USF??? > No, it is industry supported. 100% of the revenue comes from > telecommunications companies and is returned to telecommunications > companies. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! > > >> Just because the government will pay for it in no way makes it a good >> idea >> :-). >> >> Chuck is good at working the system as it exists for his industry. I >> can't >> fault him (too much) for that. I wish I were in a similar situation. >> >> My frustration isn't that USF exists as much as it is that USF is being >> used >> to give my competitor a government backed competitive advantage. A huge >> one >> at that. >> marlon >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Blake Bowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >> >> >>> Chucks business knowledge has proven to be right on so far, >>> I suspect you don't have a clue about the situation and therefore >>> posted mindless babble.... >>> >>> >>> Don't take your organs to heaven, >>> heaven knows we need them down here! >>> Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:23 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] gotta love USF!!!! >>> >>> >>>> If you are running a hundred miles of fiber for 30 people you are not >>>> right in the head....... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Chuck McCown - 3 wrote: >>>> It is a cost recovery mechanism. I got audited by USAC this year to >>>> prove >>>> that the USF we receive is to cover the costs of providing the service. >>>> But >>>> think how expensive it is to run a hundred miles of fiber and put in a >>>> class >>>> 5 switch to serve 30 or 50 customers. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
