In rec.radio.amateur.policy "K?HB" wrote:
August 12, 2004 06:11 PM EDT
Gettysburg, Pa (API)
In a surprise announcement today, FCC Chairman Michael Powell released
preliminary news of a new "user fee" based revenue system for amateur
radio operators. "This exciting initiative, suggested by a leading
amateur operator and jumpsuit model (photo at http://tinyurl.com/48krd),
is designed to raise funds to subsidize the deployment of BPL service
throughout America, but especially in disadvantaged places like Franklin
County, Tennessee."
snip for brevity
Amazing how an obvious piece of satire has resulted in so much pontification.
Or maybe not so amazing...
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Jim Pennino
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