wrote:
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Myself, I think the FCC should be horsewhipped for their
performance in deciding the BPL issues.
They choose to ignore valid test data, and go with who has
the money to spend. . .

Exactly my point. The ARRL can lobby all they want, but until they can
match the "campaign contributions" of the big-money boys, they'll pretty
much be ignored. Money does the talking. If your "legal" operation
interferes with the making of large amounts of money, either your legal
status will be ignored (but you're free to sue the power company if you
want), or the FCC will solve the problem with a regulatory change in
favor of the ones with the money, or a little baksheesh will change
hands for an "earmark" on some obscure congressional bill to make a
special law just for folks like you. That's the way our system works.

Anyone who likes sausage or has respect for the law shouldn't look too
closely at how either is made.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

Roy Lewallen wrote in
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want), or the FCC will solve the problem with a regulatory change in
favor of the ones with the money, or a little baksheesh will change

A solution in the stroke of a pen.

It is the golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules.

Owen

Owen Duffy wrote:
Roy Lewallen wrote in
:

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want), or the FCC will solve the problem with a regulatory change in
favor of the ones with the money, or a little baksheesh will change

A solution in the stroke of a pen.

It is the golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules.


Money is Honey, my little sonny, and a rich man's joke is always funny.

Owen, I prescribe 2 weeks or R and R for you and Roy. Skepticism is
healthy, but a descendence past pessimism into gloom is not healthy.

Beer and chips for everyone, and the floggings will continue until
morale improves. ;^)


- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

Michael Coslo wrote:

...
Owen, I prescribe 2 weeks or R and R for you and Roy. Skepticism is
healthy, but a descendence past pessimism into gloom is not healthy.
...
- 73 de Mike KB3EIA -

I'd say Owen, and especially Roy, are right on. If you must escape
gloom at the price of ignoring truth, how then do you expect anything to
get better. Lady justice might be required to wear a blind fold (these
days she peeks into wallets), Joe Blow public needs to have his/her eyes
wide open!

With the new 700Mhz freqs in the process of "arrangement" so that the
BIG MONEY telcos get 'em and the telcos remain in control of expensive
voice/data lines, and are allowed price control and use control, BPL is
a sure to be attempted as an escape route.

Now you can fight this issue anyway you choose--but the real answer is
to attack the beast in the heart, unfortunately the telcos are still one
particularly ugly, brazen and large dragon! And of course, as Roy
pointed out, these telcos are under the protection of corrupt,
self-serving public servants who oppose the will of their masters (Joe
Blow public.)

Now, run and hide from those fact, or not ...

Regards,
JS