"K4YZ" wrote in message
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Scorecard in the NCTA v. PCTA Amateur Opinions on NPRM 05-143:
As of 31 Oct 05, WT Docket 05-235 Comments on Test Element 1
Elimination/Retention tabulation:
[corrected version of previous posting for 31 October due to
81 additional entries made by FCC on 1 November]

ALL to Date Since FR Notice

Grand Total 3680 1698
Indeterminate (note 1) 240 127
Value for Percentages 3440 1571

Against NPRM (note 2) 1133 [32.94%] 574 [36.54%]
For NPRM (note 3) 1697 [49.33%] 661 [42.08%]
Test Extra Only (note 4) 610 [17.73% 336 [21.39%]

Tabulation in agreement with FCC ECFS as of 9 PM EDT 1 Nov 05.

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Let's make the math easier:

Against NPRM (note 2) 1133 [32.94%] 574 [36.54%]
Test Extra Only (note 4) 610 [17.73%] 336 [21.39%]
________
____________
50.67%
57.93%

For NPRM (note 3) 1697 [49.33%] 661 [42.08%]

If the FCC were mandated to accept the simple majority of
comments, either way you look at it, Morse Code testing (in the United
Staes) in one form or another would be staying for some time to come.
Steve, K4YZ

IF the FCC were so mandated, but we all know they are
not bound by any "voting" analogy. What also is obvious
to those that have been around long enough is that
the current "score" is a dramatic shift from opinions
within the amateur community as compared to prior
efforts to "score" support (98-143) or back when the
first efforts to bring a nocode license began.

Playing your number realignment, you must admit
then that 68% of commentors DO support ending
code for General. THAT is dramatic in comparison
to past opinion analysis.

Consider too that
IF the FCC retained any level of code testing for
Extra then the FCC would/will have to reintroduce
waivers as the international treaty no longer provides
absolute minimal code requirements for any level.
That's a path that FCC just won't go down.

Cheers,
Bill K2UNK