[PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] questions for FCC chief?

Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:26:06 -0500

The good news: There was an amateur radio question posed to him.

The bad news: What he said. Today's News and Observer (Page 13A) The
chairman's use of "code" words are really scary:

"We've never said we would let it go on and interfere with critical services
[meaning what?]. ....We've been fully committed to only allowing things
within the range of what we're convinced won't create impermissible
interference [meaning what?]....We're not going to be easilydissuaded from
doing something that has that much potential (re broadband
availabilility)..."

Obviously, if you read between the lines, Powell does not consider amateur
radio a "critical service." and therefore interference would not be
"impermissible".

This is not going to be fun.

73,

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Soper" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: [PVRC] questions for FCC chief?

> Verbatim from today's Raleigh, NC newspaper. I know absolutely nothing
beyond
> what you see here. Today is Thursday March 4th and the "Friday" below is
the
> 5th.
>
> "Attention techies, talkers and TV watchers: FCC Chairman Micael Powell
plans
>  to visit Raleigh on Friday, and we want to know what's on your mind. What
>  would you ask the nation's top communications regulator, if given the
chance?
>  Send your questions to: [email protected] "
>
>
> Regards,
> Pete AD4L
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