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BPL: The War Heats Up: The ARRL Goes After Powell
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"Brian Kelly" wrote in message m... http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/13/1/?nc=1 [excerpt from link] [Powell, an open proponent of BPL, played host to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Pat Wood III as they toured various sites in Manassas, the site of a BPL field trial, and explained why BPL may be another broadband option. The ARRL's motion asserts that Powell "either knew or should have known that his participation in that presentation is in clear violation of Section 1.1203 of the Commission's Rules." As a result, the League said, the FCC's consideration of a Report and Order in the proceeding "is irrevocably tainted." ] - - - - - The technically inept and politically captive Michael K. Powell should never have been nominated or approved as FCC Chairman. Some slight evidence of technical comprehension should be required for the position. ak |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:30:08 GMT, "King Zulu"
wrote: "Brian Kelly" wrote in message om... http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/13/1/?nc=1 [excerpt from link] [Powell, an open proponent of BPL, played host to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Pat Wood III as they toured various sites in Manassas, the site of a BPL field trial, and explained why BPL may be another broadband option. The ARRL's motion asserts that Powell "either knew or should have known that his participation in that presentation is in clear violation of Section 1.1203 of the Commission's Rules." As a result, the League said, the FCC's consideration of a Report and Order in the proceeding "is irrevocably tainted." ] - - - - - The technically inept and politically captive Michael K. Powell should never have been nominated or approved as FCC Chairman. Some slight evidence of technical comprehension should be required for the position. ak To follow-up: I watched the FCC Open Agenda Meeting this morning and Chairman Powell's non-verbal response to the ARRL request was "Stuff it, I'm not recusing myself." He voted in favor of the R&O proposed by the OET branch of the FCC. However, I also read the emergency request from the ARRL and there were flaws in the document, namely the date of the meeting was listed as the 12th, not the 14th. The Chairman might have felt inclined to disregard the request, given that oversight by the ARRL general counsel given that bureaucrats generally need precise facts, including the dates of a meeting like this. Hopefully, ARRL will get their facts straight next time around, eh?? -- Dan, KD8AGU Please remove ".nospam" to reply via email. |
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Splinter wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:30:08 GMT, "King Zulu" wrote: "Brian Kelly" wrote in message om... http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/10/13/1/?nc=1 [excerpt from link] [Powell, an open proponent of BPL, played host to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Pat Wood III as they toured various sites in Manassas, the site of a BPL field trial, and explained why BPL may be another broadband option. The ARRL's motion asserts that Powell "either knew or should have known that his participation in that presentation is in clear violation of Section 1.1203 of the Commission's Rules." As a result, the League said, the FCC's consideration of a Report and Order in the proceeding "is irrevocably tainted." ] - - - - - The technically inept and politically captive Michael K. Powell should never have been nominated or approved as FCC Chairman. Some slight evidence of technical comprehension should be required for the position. ak To follow-up: I watched the FCC Open Agenda Meeting this morning and Chairman Powell's non-verbal response to the ARRL request was "Stuff it, I'm not recusing myself." He voted in favor of the R&O proposed by the OET branch of the FCC. However, I also read the emergency request from the ARRL and there were flaws in the document, namely the date of the meeting was listed as the 12th, not the 14th. The Chairman might have felt inclined to disregard the request, given that oversight by the ARRL general counsel given that bureaucrats generally need precise facts, including the dates of a meeting like this. Hopefully, ARRL will get their facts straight next time around, eh?? ...... hey, they tried ....nobody is perfect....? The good news is that Powell knows ham radio is really, really, REALLY out here. The bad news might be that given a Bush win this year then eight more years of a similarly-minded follow-on Republican regime conceivably we could have Powell running the FCC for another twelve years and gunning for our butts the whole time. Arrgh. w3rv |
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