[Davisgig] Please write a letter to save Independent Internet Companies

[Robert Nickerson]

Hi Folks,

This is not directly related to the Davis  fiber project, but since it 
affects fiber projects and investments  in other communities, I wanted 
to bring it to your attention. We are sending this out to as many people 
as we can. Please share liberally, as this is not being reported on in a 
major way.

Take Care

RAN


Greetings,

Just like everything else, the current deregulatory craze at the expense 
of common sense is about to hit the Internet Access Industry, and WE 
NEED YOU to take 5-10 minutes and write a letter at the website 
www.savecompetition.com

DEADLINE 9/4/2018

Here is the crisis.:

The US TELECOM ASSN, the trade group for the Mega Giant telecoms like 
Verizon, ATT and Centurylink have petitioned the FCC for forebearance 
from the COPPER line sharing requirements of the landmark 1996 
Telecommunications Act. They state that there is robust competition in 
local markets and great cheap fast Internet Access throughout the US. 
They request to end all regulated wholesale access to the Unbundled 
Network Elements (Copper Pairs) of the Telephone Network your 
grandparents, parents and you paid for through your taxes. California 
companies like Omsoft, SonicNet, CruzIO, LMI, Shasta.com, and Cal.Net, 
along with the remaining small ISPs across the nation will have their 
access to their main Internet Transport medium, the Public Switched 
Telephone System, (PSTN) completely shut off in 2 years.

All the investment, revenue growth, and job creation, the hundreds of 
millions of dollars of economic activity generated by these remaining 
3500 or so local and regional ISPs over the last 20 years is on the line 
here. Large or Small, we all rely on access to this network to provide 
ever better bandwidth products, and many leverage this revenue to build 
much needed Fiber Optic to the Home infrastructure that other large 
providers will not do, and the rest of the world HAS DONE.

You will be forced to work with only those companies that continually 
raise prices, sell your CPNI, scan and record your browsing data, and 
sell your history to advertisers. Your only choice for the wire line  
Internet of the future will be two investor driven companies devoted to 
extracting as much profit from your INTERNET that they are able. The 
last check they had on competitive pricing, and best practices, the 
local ISP, will be wiped out.

Combined with the end of Net Neutrality legislation, this severely 
restricts a free, open and decentralized Internet in the United States.

Please take 5-10 minutes to let the FCC know you support More 
Competition in the Internet Access market, not Less. Newer technologies, 
and privacy protections are important to you to, and those are delivered 
by local community network type Internet Access operations.

Here is the link to write a letter:  www.savecompetition.com

Here is a good article:  https://goo.gl/8FiFgD

Here is an organization to support: www.incompas.org

Thanks for your time defending progress and local business,

Omsoft Staff



-- 
Robert Nickerson
UCD Class of 1996
CEO, Om Networks

cell: 5308483865
www.omsoft.com