livininarizona
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join:2001-08-05
Merced, CA
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GOLFnSUN
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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| said by livininarizona  :This is what we need! Puts some competition back in the airport and prevents the government organization regulating the airport(Massport) from holding up travelers with another onerous tax on many of the out of state residents who use the airport. Taxes on people who don't actually vote in a state is a favorite with politicians.
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jtel
join:2005-06-28
Bristol, RI
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Not sure here but I doubt Massport is done with this and I doubt the FCC is the last legal resort in regards to 'lease agreements'.
From the Boston Globe:
"Massport argued that Continental's free service would interfere with its network, raise safety concerns and violate lease agreements." |
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karlmarx
join:2006-09-18
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"Taxes on people who don't actually vote in a state is a favorite with politicians."
Umm, what 'taxes' are you talking about. This is a ruling that states the unlicensed spectrum is just that, unlicensed. The ruling has NOTHING to do with taxes, or fees, or 'homeland security'. The ruling just codifies the right of any user to use any 'unlicensed' spectrum, wherever they may be.
As usual, you attempt to obfuscate the issue by declaring it a 'tax issue', when in reality it's nothing of the sort.
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Combat Chuck
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Erie, PA
| said by karlmarx :As usual, you attempt to obfuscate the issue by declaring it a 'tax issue', when in reality it's nothing of the sort. As usual you try to obfuscate the issue by playing the semantics card. It may not be a tax in name, but it is an income stream for the government that the politicians don't have to worry about paying a price for. Why raise taxes to cover the port authority (risking a citizen backlash and being voted out)when you can jack up the price of a service for a captive audience and force out competitors at what is essentially gunpoint.
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
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said by jtel :violate lease agreements Yep. So the next time the lease expires there will be this funky little clause in the new lease that states that the rent will be 3X if the tenant wishes to use their own wireless ISP.
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA | reply to karlmarx
The jokes on you dude. You should have read his/her post a little more carefully before you tried to cut him/her down. |
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dispatcher21
join:2004-01-22
united state
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An income stream for government is not a tax. Tax is something that everyone pays and gets equal access to(police, fire, EMS, nice roads, water treatment and the such). An income stream is payed for by people that use the service, if you dont use it, you dont have to pay for it. |
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