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SBA FILES WITH FCC TO DEFEND
INTERNET PROVIDERS
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On August 27th, 2002, the Small Business Administration's
Office of Advocacy filed with the FCC requesting that the Agency
take into account the thousands of Small Internet Providers who
would be harmed by these new rules.
Read the Ex Parte Letter to the FCC.
This filing independently corroborates and buttresses
the Comments filed by TeleTruth.
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FCC's PLAN KILLS COMPETITION
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The FCC has proposed 6 inter-related rulings
that will essentially will harm small business telecom competitors,
including Internet Service Providers, (ISPs) and Competitive
Local Exchange Companies. (CLECs) and millions of their small business
customers...Click
here for a summary of the telecom landscape and why these proposals
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FCC in Violation of Small Business Laws.
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TeleTruth
Claims FCC is in violation of Small Business Regulatory Flexibility
Act.--- Asks FCC to stop proceedings until FCC is
in compliance.Word
Version, (with footnotes) On Friday, May 3rd, TeleTruth
filed Comments in these proceedings, pointing out that the FCC is
in serious violation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires
the FCC to do a Small business Impact study. As we show, the FCC's
has never taken their obligations seriously, and TeleTruth is calling
on the FCC to halt current proceedings until they are in compliance. |
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Harm to Small Business Competitors and
Small Business Customers |
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"Small
Telecom Business Impact Study":Thousands of competitors
at risk, millions of customers could lose service. Word
Version (with footnotes) New Networks Institute, in collaboration
with TeleTruth, has created a "Small Telecom Business Impact
Study", which shows that 1500 Small Competitors could be harmed
if the FCC's plans goes through, effecting over 10-15 million customers.
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Harm to the ISPs and CLECs is not new |
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New Networks Institute (NNI) released the results of its 3rd Nationwide
Annual
Survey of Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Across the US, independent
ISPs claim they are being frozen out of DSL and cannot compete on
an equal footing with the local Bell monopolies. This is directly
harming America's DSL and Internet customers.. To
read more...
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Harm to the Local Competitors |
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SPECIAL
REPORT 2: "The Bells Harmed The CLEC Industry: New Networks
Institute (NNI) today released a "Special Report" titled:
"The Bells Harmed The CLEC (Competitive Local Phone Company)
Industry",
supplying evidence that the Bell companies' anti-competitive behavior
and lack of
enforcement has been the major impediment for competitors to offer
local phone and DSL/Broadband services.
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Other Reporters have been covering the story. |
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"We've been begging the FCC to establish a National Broadband
Policy. On Feb. 14th the FCC took action-only it might turn out
to be as bloody for ISPs as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre was
for George "Bugs" Moran's North Side Gang in Chicago,
circa 1929."
Patty Fusco, Managing Editor, ISP Planet, March 1, 2002 To
read more...
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Break
Up the Bells:.Is it time to take further steps -- including
breaking up the local monopolies |
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Take Action |
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PROPOSED RULES BAD FOR BROADBAND |
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Press Release,
5/29/02
SBA Joins TeleTruth in Defending Small ISPs and
Criticizing Proposed FCC Broadband Rulings.
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Get the Details |
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IF YOU ARE AN ISP OR CLEC --- CONTACT the FCC.
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- Read
why you should get involved
- Talking
Points for ISPs, CLECs and Their Customers
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IF YOU ARE A CUSTOMER ---Who still wants to use/support their
ISP---Contact the FCC.
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Contact the Commissioners via E-mail --- Tell them you support
the SBA's request to revise their Proceedings until the competitors
have been included. --- Click
here for some pointers.
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