[TowerTalk] BPL

[Michael Tope]

If you guys are talking about Michael Copps, he has
been the lone dissenting voice on BPL since the
beginning. While I think his main concern has been that
electric rate payers might end up cross-subsidizing BPL
deployment and operation, he seems to be the one
commissioner who takes the FCC's role as a regulatory
body seriously. The other members (especially Adelstein)
have (at least in the past) been very dismissive of concerns
about interference. BTW, I was surprised to learn that
Copps was a democratic. He was one of the most vocal
proponents on the side of imposing really huges fines in
the Janet Jackson and Clear Channel (Bubba the Love
Spounge) decency cases. That standing struck me as that
of a staunch social conservative.  Regardless of his party
affiliation (and unlike some of these other members who
appear to be in bed with the business community), he really
seems to take his role as a regulator seriously.

73 de Mike, W4EF..................................................



----- Original Message -----
From: "doc" <kd4e at verizon.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] BPL


> Nothing appalling at all -- I was just responding to the posturing
> of the Dems on the ARRL site -- the Republicans didn't pretend
> that they were friends of Hams while doing nothing, the Dems
> did.
>
> Obvious to one who teaches critical thinking and logic skills.
>
> If we are to defend the hobby we need to watch out for those
> who will lead us down the primrose path of pretending to be
> our friends and who then betray us.
>
> We are in better stead to deal with those who directly and
> honestly disagree.
>
> It is not partisanship, it is wisdom.  IMHO, YMMV :-)  doc
>
> Robert Shohet wrote:
> > It is really APPALLING that you can take an issue like this, that
> > affects ALL of us, and use it as an flimsy excuse to slam Democrats!
>  >
> >>The FCC Democrats are posturing like Kerry, big words but zero
> >>action -- they could have made a big noise and have demanded
> >>real protections *prior* to approval but are trying to benefit
> >>from the appearance of caring about Hams as they gave the
> >>industry what it wanted.
>
>
> --
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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