patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to koitsu
Re: Figures said by koitsu:The saddest part of the USF, for me, is that I fully support what it's *supposed* to be used for -- but it's being abused (money not going where it should), being applied illegally by some ISPs or telcos (confirmed by the FCC), and doesn't appear to be actually tracked (I want to see the results of the cash I pay into this -- I don't mean me personally, since I live in an urbanised area, but I mean a map of the results or something! Actually, with regards to schools, I can get a list...) And if your a rural customer of a Baby Bell, God help you. The Baby Bell doesn't qualify for most forms of USF subsidy (billing corporate and administrative costs to the feds), and doesn't take the money anyways. So even if the USF paid for broadband, only the rural independent ILECs will use the "bailout", the mega Baby Bells that are flush with $ won't touch USF and its terms and conditions with a 10 foot pole. |
