Gentlemen,
All bills begin with "A," as in "A Bill to Regulate..." in their titles.
Bill Gilmore, Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer
Core EMC, Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Powertrain Component EMC / SRT Platform EMC
776-5813 (248) 576-5813
WA2BPE
<wa2bpe@infoblvd. To: "George K. Watson"
<watson@sierracmp.com>
net> cc: rfi@contesting.com
Sent by: Subject: Re: [RFI] Senator
Dianne Feinstein's response to my BPL letter
rfi-bounces@conte
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05/10/2004 01:53
PM
That response was pure bs/canned response - sounds like your letter wasn't
even read and she (or staff) is totally clueless.
Tom - wa2bpe
"George K. Watson" wrote:
> You need to send a check for at least 500$ prior to sending any letter.
> Don't send them together though. That would imply quid-pro-quo.
>
> One dollar, one vote.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 5:29 PM
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Subject: [RFI] Senator Dianne Feinstein's response to my BPL letter
>
> I sent Dianne Feinstein a modified version of
> the recommended ARRL letter on BPL. FYI, here
> is her response. Looks like they see "broadband"
> and issue this standard spiel. Notice the extra
> "A" prepended to "Broadband". Kind of makes you
> wonder if these letters have any effect at all.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: senator@feinstein.senate.gov
[mailto:senator@feinstein.senate.gov]
> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 9:14 AM
> > To: richard@karlquist.com
> > Subject: Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message
> >
> >
> > May 7, 2004
> >
> >
> > Mr. Richard Karlquist
> > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> > Cupertino, California 95014
> >
> > Dear Mr. Karlquist:
> >
> > Thank you for writing to express your views on the
> > ABroadband Internet Access Act of 2001,@ (S. 88).
> > Receiving input from my constituents is very helpful.
> >
> > Senator John D. Rockerfeller, IV (D-WV)
> > introduced the ABroadband Internet Access Act of 2001,@
> > on January 22, 2001. This bill is just one of many
> > legislative initiatives that try to address the need for
> > competitive, widely deployed, and easily accessed
> > broadband services -- this is why I am a cosponsor of this
> > important bill, and I will work towards its passage.
> >
> > Modern technology has opened up opportunities
> > for consumers everywhere to access the Internet at
> > speeds much higher than what is possible over traditional
> > phone lines. This high-speed -- or broadband --
> > capability could fundamentally change the way we make
> > phone calls, watch television and movies, purchase high
> > quality music, and many other things. It is vital to the
> > interests of consumers and our economy that we ensure a
> > competitive, robust exploration of these new
> > technologies. At the same time, we must be careful
> > about inappropriately interfering in markets that are still
> > developing. For example, cable providers argue that an
> > open access mandate would inhibit their ongoing
> > nationwide investment in broadband access and that
> > government regulation would create uncertainty in the
> > market and make it more difficult to justify the huge
> > capital investments that are necessary.
> >
> > The ABroadband Internet Access Act of 2001@ has
> > been referred to the Committee on Finance where it
> > awaits consideration. Once again, thank you so much for
> > writing. I hope that you will continue to do so in the
> > future. If you should have any further comments or
> > questions, please do not hesitate to call my Washington,
> > D.C. staff at (202) 224-3841.
> >
> > Sincerely yours,
> >
> > Dianne Feinstein
> > United States Senator
> >
> > http://feinstein.senate.gov
> >
> > Further information about my position on issues of concern to
> > California and the
> > Nation are available at my website http://feinstein.senate.gov.
> > You can also
> > receive electronic e-mail updates by subscribing to my e-mail list at
> > http://feinstein.senate.gov/issue.html.
> >
> >
>
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