Improving the Internet
Aug 21, 2017 23:25:28 #
BarTim wrote:
Obama /FCC added a taxes/fees.surcgarges so all people can get fee access)
It's all types of these (Federal Access Chace, Universal access charge, ...) hurting American business.
Obama /FCC added a taxes/fees.surcgarges so all people can get fee access)
It's all types of these (Federal Access Chace, Universal access charge, ...) hurting American business.
The Universal Service Charge was implemented in 1997, long before Obama. It's paid by service providers, who can -- and do --- pass it directly onto their customers, so it has little effect on their bottom line.
Access charges are KEPT by the ISP. They're referred to as "Federal" because a federal laws says ISP are allowed to collect them (without having to include them in their advertized monthly price) and because ISPs want to make you think they go to the government (I guess it worked on you)
Aug 22, 2017 00:10:53 #
JamesCurran wrote:
The Universal Service Charge was implemented in 1997, long before Obama. ...
We might note that the 1996 rewrite if the Communications Act that implemented the Universal Service Charge was written by Alaska's late Republican and very conservative US Senator Ted Stevens. It was extremely well crafted because Stevens knew what he was doing.
Aug 23, 2017 19:33:35 #
Apaflo wrote:
We might note that the 1996 rewrite if the Communications Act that implemented the Universal Service Charge was written by Alaska's late Republican and very conservative US Senator Ted Stevens. It was extremely well crafted because Stevens knew what he was doing.
Senator Stevens wasn't so successful with his bridge-building talents!
Just another political hack.
https://thinkprogress.org/alaska-congressmen-attempt-to-earmark-bridge-to-nowhere-for-personal-profiteering-a1376d0d0a5f/
Aug 23, 2017 20:49:40 #
RonLR wrote:
Senator Stevens wasn't so successful with his bridge-building talents!
Just another political hack.
https://thinkprogress.org/alaska-congressmen-attempt-to-earmark-bridge-to-nowhere-for-personal-profiteering-a1376d0d0a5f/
Just another political hack.
https://thinkprogress.org/alaska-congressmen-attempt-to-earmark-bridge-to-nowhere-for-personal-profiteering-a1376d0d0a5f/
Your linked reference is grossly in error! Look up "Knik Arm Bridge" on Wikipedia for an accurate and to date discussion of the controversies and status.
Stevens did not propose the bridge, nor earmark it, and was merely one of many political figures who supported it.
Aug 23, 2017 21:24:24 #
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