Well that is a totally different thing, using "unspent" USF monies for broadband.
That would be great idea if..... Any broadband provider would qualify for teh USF funds. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Suitor" <ksui...@redlinecommunications.com> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] As seen on Twitter > At the WCA Wireless Policy Conference last week Amy Levine Legislative > Counsel for the House Telecom Committee from Congressman Rick Boucher's > office indicated that there will be a push to use the roughly $7.2B in > unspent USF funds to fund BB service delivery in rural America -- the > committee seems to be pushing hard for making broadband network build > outs eligible for USF support. Others at the conference made statements > such as "need to fix problems in USF ... support infrastructure versus > services ... get a triple play capable network built" (sorry about the > sketchy notes) > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Cliff Olle > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:30 PM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] As seen on Twitter > > Isn't the federal usf already 11.2 percent? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Tom DeReggi > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:28 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] As seen on Twitter > > So he is suggesting that existing broadband consumers foot the $7billion > > bill via USF broadband taxes? I'd like to see what that fee calculates > to. > I bet the USF tax will be higher than the cost of broadband service. > Clearly not in line with reducing costs of broadband for consumers. > Does > anyone know how much revenue USF brings in today? > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hammett" <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:08 AM > Subject: [WISPA] As seen on Twitter > > >> Recently I saw these comments made on Twitter and I was wondering if >> anyone could track down some quotable sources for these. >> >> Rep Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) says that historically a $1 investment in > broadband > >> yields a $10 return. So a $7.2B investment... >> >> NTIA's Larry Irving wants to see USF funds provide $7B ANNUALLY for >> broadband. Says that the current $7.2 is a "down payment." >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > ---- >> 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
