What's that supposed to mean? Scriv
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Mike Hammett <wispawirel...@ics-il.net>wrote: > I guess the reference to not being a government player back then depends > on what entity you're talking about. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Unger" <jun...@ask-wi.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>, "WISPA's FCC Committee" < > fcccommit...@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:51:32 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Oh Great take from the poor and give to the rich! > > > I see sending any kind of WISPA "release" as just election-year political > gamesmanship that is likely to hurt us more than help us. > > This so-called "tax" is just being shifted from voice to broadband. The > FCC's job (as mandated by Congress) is to extend broadband to everyone. > > Further, I don't agree that the FCC is trying to put us out of business. > The USF tables have been heavily tilted against us because in the past > (like 5 years ago) WISPs were not a "player" at the government level. We > were not organized enough then to show up and make our voice heard. Now we > are organized, our voice is being heard and we're making pretty decent > headway. I'd say we stick to our business of advocating effectively to > advance our industry and leave the "tax and spend" gamesmanship to the > professional politicians. > > jack > > > > On 8/29/2012 11:24 AM, Forbes Mercy wrote: > > > I wonder if it would benefit us to send a "New Tax Coming to a Constituent > Near You" release where in this era of taxes being waged to pay off debt, a > new tax is being proposed by the FCC to the broadband industry which will > only serve to subsidize the telephone industry with broadband deriving zero > benefit? Instead of defensive it's a pro-active move where politicians > running under a no new taxes platform will have to roll it in. > > I know the FCC wouldn't be thrilled with us but we've felt all along the > USF to CAF conversion was just the FCC helping the Telco industry to do a > hostile takeover of our broadband industry with government aid and we > shouldn't be afraid to say it. > > Forbes > > On 8/28/2012 2:28 PM, Jack Unger wrote: > > Throw out that word "tax" and everyone gets all excited but this is really > old news and not really any news at all. Just the transition of the USF > program (subsidies to extend phone service to rural areas) into the CAF > program where the subsidies will now go to extend broadband service to the > boonies. WISPA has made a ton of FCC filings on this already. Most of them > are defensive in nature (preventing WISPs from being overbuilt) but a few > are offensive - trying to open up the possibilities for WISPs that want > subsidies (most don't) to get them. > > jack > > > > On 8/28/2012 1:20 PM, Jim Patient wrote: > > > > > > http://www.ijreview.com/2012/08/13896-fcc-may-soon-tax-internet-service/ > > > > Jim Patient > > Link Technologies, Inc. > > 314-735-0270 x102 > > http://wlan1.com > > http://towercoverage.com > > http://www.linktechs.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > Author (2003) - "Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks" > Serving the WISP Community since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 760-678-5033 > jun...@ask-wi.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5231 - Release Date: 08/28/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- > Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. > Author (2003) - "Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks" > Serving the WISP Community since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 760-678-5033 > jun...@ask-wi.com > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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